Family

By Michael Hagans Becoming a better man... Let's continue our series by looking at the fifth commandment, Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the la...

By Michael Hagans Becoming a better man... Let's ...

By Mark W Foster There is not substitution for a Father in the life of a little boy. The early years of these little guys lives are so important that they will often be handicapped for life without the guidance of a Father. For the purposes of this a...

By Mark W Foster There is not substitution for a F...

By Emma Darling In early 2013 the national employment statistics showed that men made up ten percent of the parents staying at home to look after children while their partners went to work and earned the money. This was a stark change from the tradi...

By Emma Darling In early 2013 the national employ...

Is there anything in Islam teaching Allah's directions for having a proper family life? What is the treatement of parents, husbands, wives and children in the Muslim religion?The family in Islam is a unit in which a man and woman unite to share life ...

Is there anything in Islam teaching Allah's direct...

Likewise, this contract of marriage, and this is my sixth point, settles life and relations should the marriage for any reason come to an end, whether this is by death or separation by divorce. The consequences are all or should all be spelled out in...

Likewise, this contract of marriage, and this is m...

A fifth point is that our marriage is by contract; it is a civil contract between two equal parties, between two equal families, not just between two individuals. It is a civil contract that requires the consent of the two parties. The two parties ma...

A fifth point is that our marriage is by contract;...

The family in Islam is a patriarchal family and the patriarch, that is to say, the head of the family, carries a tremendous burden of responsibility. Along with this responsibility he carries the burden of leadership. He acts as a fulcrum around whic...

The family in Islam is a patriarchal family and th...

My brothers and sisters, Allah in this Ayah gives us directions on how to treat our parents, especially if they become old and need us. Allah tells us that we must speak kindly to them and ask for Mercy for them. He even shows us an important lesson ...

My brothers and sisters, Allah in this Ayah gives ...

Another point, the ninth point, can be regarded as a consequence of the extended family. We have heard about women going out to work and having a career, but for a woman to go out to work and have a career in the West, in the nuclear family, must alw...

Another point, the ninth point, can be regarded as...

Then our family, and this is my eighth point, our Muslim family is an extended family, it is not a nuclear family though the nuclear family is quite fashionable . We said that the nuclear family, forgive me for using this term and playing on the term...

Then our family, and this is my eighth point, our ...

The family bed is an aspect of traditional family life, which has largely become a thing of the past. Even Muslims have adopted the unnatural Western cultural practices of confining the baby to a separate room away from its parents and replacing brea...

The family bed is an aspect of traditional family ...

Among Muslims children are very much loved and wanted, a precious gift and trust from God. Although contraception is not prohibited, many couples have large families by choice because they genuinely love and want several children, and couples who are...

Among Muslims children are very much loved and wan...

Among Muslims the selection of a marriage partner is a very different process than in the Western world. Because Islam emphasizes chastity and modesty so strongly, there is very little contact between young men and young women in most parts of the Mu...

Among Muslims the selection of a marriage partner ...

It has been stated earlier that nikah is an agreement, with full consent between a man and a woman (fully matured and sane) for leading married life. This aims at a happy family life. When possibility of maintaining married life does not remain, both...

It has been stated earlier that nikah is an agreem...

The object of nikah is to lead a purposeful, peaceful, and harmonious life. For this purpose selection of an alliance has to be done carefully and thoughtfully. Inspite of taking all-possible care in this matter, certain circumstances arise and resul...

The object of nikah is to lead a purposeful, peace...

Mahr (dower) is that amount which is paid by the husband to his wife at the time of nikah (marriage) or agrees to pay afterwards. Mahr is the term in usage to express the payment, the Quran has not used this word, and instead it has used the word neh...

Mahr (dower) is that amount which is paid by the h...

It is a misunderstanding that Islam has permitted polygamy (to marry and keep four wives at a time). The fundamental principle is to have one wife at a time. The Quranic instructions that if one decides to marry another woman in place of his existing...

It is a misunderstanding that Islam has permitted ...

Man and woman agree together to lead married life and this agreement is called nikah (marriage), and the two parties accept the responsibilities and obligations and thus live together as husband and wife. For nikah it is necessary that both man and w...

Man and woman agree together to lead married life ...

Husband and wife, particularly as father and mother, are the two significant pillars upon whom the entire edifice of the family rests. It is, therefore essential that their relationship should be cordial as well as harmonious to achieve happiness and...

Husband and wife, particularly as father and mothe...

The first question is, "Can sexuality be regulated by morality?" We are told that "there cannot really be such a thing as a specifically sexual morality. Morality attaches not to the sexual act, but always to something else, with which it may be conj...

The first question is, "Can sexuality be regulated...

If asked that why does Islam consider love for women as a deadly enemy of civilization and a danger to the social order, Mernissi would answer that emotional investment or the focus of attention "should be devoted to Allah alone in the form of knowle...

If asked that why does Islam consider love for wom...