women in first centuries of islamic society

: in this article the presence of women in islamic society has been addressed. women has been discussed in three social, economic, and scientific areas. the relation between the islamic jurisdiction and social presence of women has been studied based on the act and tradition of the prophet and imams. moreover, this article examines how much the islamic rulers adhere to the islamic acts and traditions. the author tried to make distinction between what has been resulted from the rulers' acts and what is related to the essence of islam. the findings show that there is no band on women's presence based on islamic tradition. so it can be concluded that islam has emphasized on women's social participation in islamic society.