Islom erkaklar va ayollarning hayotdagi rollarini juda aniq belgilab beradi va ularning hayotning har bir sohasida bir-birlari bilan qanday munosabatda bo'lishlari haqida batafsil ko'rsatma beradi. Bu ta'riflar va rollar insonlarning Yaratuvchisi bo'lgan Alloh (SWT) tomonidan keladi. Natijada ular inson tabiatiga to'liq mos keladi va Islomda erkaklar yoki ayollarning bir-birini zulm qilish yoki kamsitish uchun qoldirilishiga hech qanday o'rin yo'q.

Islam defines very clearly exactly what are the roles of men and women in life, and gives detailed guidance as to how they should interact with each other in every sphere of life. These definitions and roles come from Allah (swt) the Creator of human beings. As a result they perfectly accord with human nature and there is no scope in Islam for either men or women to be left to oppress or discriminate against each other.

Insoniyat inson zotlaridan iborat deb hisoblanadi, ular bir xil instinktlarga ega: omon qolish instinkti, ruhiy instinkt va nasl qoldirish instinkti, hamda yeish, uxlash, nafas olish kabi organik ehtiyojlarga ega. Ular bularga jinsidan qat'i nazar teng ega. Shunday ekan, erkaklar ham, ayollar ham Allohning (SWT) yaratgan mavjudotlaridir va shu jihatdan mavqei jihatidan mutlaqo teng. Islom insonning hayot maqsadini faqat Allohga (SWT) ibodat qilish deb belgilaydi.

Mankind is regarded as consisting of human beings, who have the same instincts, like the survival, spiritual or procreational instincts, and organic needs such as the need to eat, sleep, breathe etc. They share these regardless of their gender. As such, men and women are both creations of Allah (swt) and in this respect are absolutely equal in status. Islam defines the purpose of life for human beings as being purely a worship to Allah (swt).

“Men jinn va insonni faqat Menga ibodat qilishlari uchun yaratdim.” [TMQ 51:56].

“I have not created jinn and human beings except as a worship unto me.” [TMQ 51:56].

Bu ibodat Alloh (swt)ning amrlari va qaytarishlariga itoat qilib yashash orqali ado etiladi va inson bunga qay darajada amal qilganiga qarab Qiyomat kunida hukm qilinadi, ya'ni jannat mukofotiga yoki do'zax azobiga loyiq bo'lishi aniqlanadi. Bu hukm erkaklar va ayollarga teng darajada taalluqlidir, ularning hech biri ikkinchisidan afzal emas. Alloh (swt) huzurida erkaklar va ayollar teng martabaga egadirlar. Alloh (swt) aytadi:

This worship is fulfilled by living in obedience to the commands and prohibitions of Allah (swt), and the extent to which a person has done this will be judged on the Day of Judgement, to determine whether they are to gain the reward of Paradise or the punishment of Hellfire. This applies equally to both men and women, with neither having any preference over the other. In the eyes of Allah (swt) men and women have equal status. Allah (swt) says,.

"Va Parvardigorlari ularning duolarini qabul qildi va ularga javob berdi: "Sizlardan birortangizning, erkak bo‘lsin yoki ayol, amalini zoe qilmayman. Sizlar bir-biringizdansiz."" [TMQ 3:195].

“And their Lord has accepted of them and answered them, ‘never will I suffer to be lost the work of any of you be you male or female, you are members of one another.’” [TMQ 3:195].

Shuni e'tirof etish kerakki, Alloh (subhanahu va taolo) erkak va ayolni turlicha fitrat (tabiat) bilan yaratgan, bu esa ularga hayotda turli vazifalarni bajarishni belgilaydi. Buning sababi shundaki, erkaklarga yoki ayollarga xos bo'lgan shunday sifatlar mavjudki, ularni boshqa jins bilan baham ko'rib bo'lmaydi; masalan, ayollar farzand ko'taradi va ularni emizadi, erkaklar esa jismonan kuchliroq bo'lsa-da, bunga qodir emas. Inson tomonidan yaratilgan tizimdagi ko'plab xatolardan biri shuki, "tenglik" "bir xillik" ma'nosini kasb etgan. Natijada ayollar va erkaklar bir xil vazifalarni bajarish uchun bir-biri bilan raqobatlashishga majbur bo'lmoqda.

It is acknowledged however, that Allah (swt) created man and woman with a different fitrah (nature) which gives them different roles to play in life. This is because there are some attributes that are exclusive to men or women, that cannot be shared by the other; for example, women bear children and breast-feed them, but while men are physically stronger, they are unable to do these. One of the many errors found in the man-made system, is that ‘equality’ has taken the same meaning as ‘sameness.’ Thus, women and men are forced to compete with each other to fulfil the same roles.

Islom Shariati buni oldini oladi. Ba'zi sohalarda, ya'ni jinsga bog'liq bo'lmagan joylarda, erkaklar va ayollar bir xil qoidalarga amal qiladi, masalan, namozda, qasam berishda yoki ro'zada, faqat ularning tabiatidagi farqlar e'tirof etilgan hollar bundan mustasno: hayz kunlarida ayol namoz o'qimaydi, homiladorlik paytida esa ayol ro'za tutishi shart emas (ammo qazo qilingan kunlar keyinroq ado etiladi). Ammo jinsga bog'liq bo'lgan boshqa sohalarda erkaklar va ayollar turli vazifalarni bajaradi va turli qoidalarga rioya qiladi, masalan, onalik yoki otalik. Shunday qilib, erkaklar va ayollar o'rtasida raqobat o'rniga uyg'unlik va osoyishtalik bo'ladi.

The Shari‘ah of Islam prevents this. In some areas, which are not gender specific, men and women follow the same rules, as in the prayer, the giving of oaths or the fasting, except where there is an acknowledgement in the differences of their nature - so in times of menstruation, the woman does not pray, and when pregnant, the woman need not fast (although the missed days are made up later). But in others, which are gender specific, men and women have different roles to play and rules to follow, e.g. motherhood or fatherhood. Thus instead of competition between men and women, there is harmony and tranquillity.