The effect of belief in the afterlife on prevention of violence against women

In this study, the effect of belief in the afterlife on the prevention of violence against women, which is one of the bleeding wounds of the society and which people are helpless to prevent, has been examined. During this research, the works, studies, articles and electronic resources written about the belief in the afterlife and violence against women were used. Our study is the first independent study conducted in terms of preventing violence against women by belief in the afterlife and it consists of an introduction, three chapters and a conclusion. In the first part of the study the stages of the afterlife was explained in the light of the Qur'an and hadiths. In the second part, violence against women, its types, causes and consequences were expressed after defining violence in general terms. After giving information about violence, the place and value of women in Islam was explained in the light of verses and hadiths that is about Islam prohibiting violence. In the third part, the effect of belief in the afterlife on people's behavior in preventing violence against women was expressed. The fact that the afterlife is a reward for those who live in goodness in the real world encourages people to behave well. Being a place of punishment for those who live a bad life, it has a deterrent effect against bad behavior. In the conclusion part, it has been evaluated that belief in the afterlife is effective in preventing violence against women by creating an internal control mechanism thanks to the feelings it brings to people.