Motherhood in Islam

Abstract

As the last of the revealed monotheistic religions, Islam is accompanied by a centralized organization effort of a community which tends to expansion. Furthermore, the Koranic revelation was materialized in the institutionalization of an Islamic law which endorses patriarchy, requiring women to bear numerous maternities, since these maternities are considered to be the only guarantor of wealth and community development. So that in the midst of different societies that have become Muslim, traditions may have oriented the law differently, as well as some rivalries of power between patriarchy and motherhood. Today, the changes towards chosen maternity are unavoidable, not just because of the State’s management needs, but also because of the brave lucidity of the women, in spite of the reactionary violence of radical Islamists.