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'''Women's Judgeship''' (Judgement by women) is one of the challenging discussions in Islamic [[Fiqh]], especially in the contemporary era, which has been re-examined due to the expansion of women's social presence. In Imami Fiqh, the famous view (Mashhur) is that judgeship is conditional upon "maleness" (dhukurat), and women lack the competence to assume this position; however, contrary to this opinion, a non-famous view has emerged which, by critiquing the arguments of the famous view, considers women's judgeship permissible. The present article explains the arguments and reasoning of the two main perspectives regarding the issue of women's judgeship. The current examination shows that the difference of opinion on this issue is rooted in differences in the interpretation of religious texts (the Book and Sunnah) as well as differences in Usuli foundations.