The author begins with the fundamental premise that the essence of humanity lies in the spirit, transcending masculinity and femininity, and that all levels of human perfection and divine closeness are related to this spiritual reality, not to physical characteristics. Through the interwoven application of three sources of knowledge, the Qur'an, mysticism, and rational proof, the book seeks to reconstruct the image of woman in Islamic thought, moving beyond interpretations that base moral distinctions on biological differences. It presents the general structure of the book and its main arguments, starting with its establishment of the concepts of beauty and majesty as manifestations of the divine names, passing through addressing the status of women in the Qur'an and their position in the path of human integration and divine succession, and reaching the mystical and philosophical arguments that the author adopts to deny any effect of masculinity and femininity on the reality of man and his perfection.
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