A Comparative Study of the Humanist Family System and the Islamic Family-Based System

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD Student in Theology and Islamic Studies, Department of Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch, Ahvaz, Iran.

2 Department of Islamic Education, Faculty of Humanities, Shushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shushtar, Iran

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The family is one of the first public and global institutional systems that is absolutely necessary to meet the vital and emotional needs of human beings and the survival of society. But the place and functions of the family in different parts of the world are greatly influenced by the prevailing ideas of the comprehensive. This article surveys the comparative study of Omanism and family-centeredness in Islam. The main question that has been asked in this regard is how has humanism affected the family in the West and their effects compared to the pivotal family in Islam be evaluated? The present article is an analytical-description and uses the library method to survey this question. Research shows that Omanism has its roots in the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution and by giving originality to human beings, it has promoted individualism, and under the influence of individualism, the family in the West has moved away from its usual natural form. Changes in family forms and the formation of single-parent families, delays in marriage and increasing divorce, changes in family structure and impairment of parents' position in the family and reduced emotional relationships among family members are among the most important effects of family-based Omanism. But in Islam, unlike humanism, the family-centered approach is emphasized, and the maintenance of the male-centered family structure as the head of the family and the respect for parents and the condemnation of divorce are emphasized.

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