Ma`rifat Farhangi Ejtemaei

In the symbolic system of language, concepts obtain their meaning from the whole system and are used close together. Discovering the meanings of words requires knowing the conceptual system that the linguistic system seeks to express. Gender is a focal concept in the linguistic system and evokes relatively different meanings in different concepts. Using the library method, this article has tried to analyze the concept of gender in the semantic system of Islam by collecting data and processing them through the “method of semantic thematic interpretation”. For this purpose, the concept of gender is considered as a focal concept. By determining the relation of gender to the key concepts, its levels and dimensions are discovered based on religious texts. In terms of the origin of gender differences, the concept of gender and sexual differences is referred to and the necessity of paying attention to gender rules in social relations is substantiated. The concept of gender identity refers to female and male personality and reflects dignity, rights and gender self-development. The concept of gender and division of labor reflects the base, normative system and gender socialization in the context of social relations, especially in the family institution. Based on this formulation, the fundamental position of gender in the structure of Islamic society and consequently in Islamic sociology studies is revealed.