LIFESTYLE OF A MUSLIMAH

MARRIAGE IN ISLAM By: Dr. Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi                          ﷽ Marriage is a blessed contract between a man and a woman, in which each becomes "permitted" to the other, and they begin the long journey of life in a spirit of love, co-operation, harmony and tolerance, where each feels at ease with the other, and finds tranquillity, contentment and comfort in the company of the other. The Quran has described this relationship between men and women, which brings love, harmony, trust and compassion, in the most moving and eloquent terms: “And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that you may dwell in tranquillity with them, and He has put love and mercy between your [hearts] . . .” [Quran 30:21] This is the strongest of bonds, in which Allaah unites the two Muslim partners, who come together on the basis of love, understanding, co-operation and mutual advice, and ...

This is a very important message for wives, fiancees, daughters, mothers and for all women.      The Prophet (saw) said: "O Ali, on the night of my ascension (Miraj)I saw women of my ummah who were being severely punished that I became concerned for them and started cyring. 1)I saw a woman who had been hung by her breast. 2) I saw a second woman who was eating her own flesh and fire raged below her. 3)A third woman was hanging by her tongue and boiling water was being poured down her throat. 4)A fourth was bent over, her hands and feet were tied together,and snakes and scorpions were crawling all overher 5)A fifth was deaf, dumb, and blind, enclosed in a cage of fire her brain oozing out of the holes in her skull. Her body fell appart due to leprosy. 6)Another was hung by her feet, inside and over. 7)Yet another woman's body was being shredded to pieces by scissors made of fire. 8)One woman had a head of a pig and a body of a donkey and was given several punish...

- Fiqh of the family » Rights of spouses. What are the rights of the husband and what are the rights of the wife? what are a wife's rights on her husband according the Quran and Sunnah? or what are a husbands duties to his wife and viceversa? Praise be to Allaah. Islam has enjoined upon the husband duties towards his wife, and vice versa, and among these duties are some which are shared by both husband and wife.  We will mention – by the help of Allaah – some of the texts of the Qur’aan and Sunnah which have to do with the duties of the spouses towards one another, quoting also from the commentaries and views of the scholars.  Firstly:  The rights of the wife which are hers alone:  The wife has financial rights over her husband, which are the mahr (dowry), spending and accommodation.  And she has non-financial rights, such as fair division between co-wives, being treated in a decent and reasonable manner, and not being treated in a harmful way ...

THE HUSBAND WIFE RELATIONSHIP IN ISLAM Marwan Boustany As is commonly (if not always) the case in the Qur’an, we can look at a topic from the general perspective and from the specific perspective.  The general perspective acts as the interpretive context for specific guidelines.  Whether it is modesty, marriage or economic theory, we have two levels of consideration to guide us to a proper interpretation. The General Guidelines The following general guidelines must be adhered to always in a marriage and they must act as the background for the specific guidelines dealt with in the next section. Love, Mercy and Tranquillity وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا لِّتَسْكُنُوا إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُم  ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُ‌ونَ And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you .  Indeed in that are signs for a p...