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Saturday, 19 March 2016

How To Choose A Good Wife In Islam

How To Choose A Good Wife In Islam All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, the Merciful, the Hearer of supplications, and peace and blessings upon our beloved and humble prophet Muhammad,and upon his family and companions. When marriage is spoken of during these "modern" times, Muslims become horrified, conjuring images of an arranged marriage, trying to find...

DUTIES OF HUSBAND AND WIFE IN ISLAM

DUTIES OF HUSBAND AND WIFE IN ISLAM What are the wife's rights and responsibilities toward her husband, and what are the husband's rights and responsibilities toward his wife? The rights in marriage fall into 3 categories: 1- Mutual rights between the two spouses. 2- Husband’s rights. 3- Wife’s rights. These rights translate into the following duties that the husband and wife owe to each other: Duties that are mutual: First Duty: To forgive...

Talaaq: Divorce on the Scales of Islamic Shariah

Talaaq: Divorce on the Scales of Islamic Shariah By: Bilal Abu Aisha Introduction Verily, all praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, the compassionate, the Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgment. And peace and blessings of Allah be upon the one sent as a mercy for all the worlds, our beloved Prophet and Messenger Muhammad, and upon his family, his companions and upon all those who follow in his footsteps till the Last Day. To...

How to make love to your wife in Islam

How to make love to your wife in Islam! How To Make Love To Your Wife In Islam: Since sexual intercourse between husband and wife in Islam is an act of worship, it should be practiced according to the teaching of Islam. One may ask about how sexual intercourse could become an act of worship!? The answer to this question is clearly stated in the hadith of the prophet (saw) that in one's sexual intimacy with one's life partner there is sadaqa....

MIXING OF SEXES IN ISLAM

MIXING OF SEXES IN ISLAM A GATEWAY TO IMMORALITY BY MAULANA ILYAS TARAPURI(TANZANIA) Segregation of the sexes constitutes a fundamental aspect of the Islamic idea of MODESTY and CHASTITY..In the Holy Quran the Almighty Allah commands: (1)”Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make greater purity for them:...

Wife Obedience to Husband in Islam -- Imam Hasan Khalil

The Quran is the source of all personal status laws in Islamic countries. Therefore, the rules of religious jurisprudence concerning the position and treatment of women are also based on the Quran. In order to fully understand the position of women in Islam, one must first examine the Quranic rules concerning them. Our dilemma in today’s article has to do with the Quranic command for husbands to beat their wives. A. Man’s Supreme Authority The...