Ethics

Information dissemination and publicity activities occupy a very important and critical position in man's life now that the world is full of inventions and industrialization, operating with scientific methods and advance techniques. This makes inform...

Information dissemination and publicity activities...

The methods and means of delivering Islam to the audience and missionary work in general, is among the critical issues which contribute to either success of missionary activities or its failure. This is so because the objectives which the Islamic mes...

The methods and means of delivering Islam to the a...

A survey of Islamic thought and history and an exploration of the causes of conflicts shows that they centered on the following points: 1- Scientific differences and the multip-licity of the Methods of Ijtihad, Comprehension and Istinbat: It is a sci...

A survey of Islamic thought and history and an exp...

The Muslim community or Ummah, is composed of the Muslims who give the two testifications i.e., there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad (s.a.w.) is His Messenger. Among them are Muslims who practise it while others do not. ...

The Muslim community or Ummah, is composed of the ...

The most prominent challenge facing the Muslims today is the wave of secularist political thought whose foundation is to discard all religious dictates in man's social interactions by regarding religion as a personal matter that has nothing to do wit...

The most prominent challenge facing the Muslims to...

The phrase "People of the Book" is a technical term in Islam that refers to the followers of Divine religions which preceded Islam. It solely refers to the Jews, Christians, the Sabeans and the Magians (Zoroastrians). The Jews and the Magians make up...

The phrase "People of the Book" is a technical ter...

Ever since the descent of the Divine Messages, part of humanity believed in while others chose to be atheists and rejected the existence of the Creator, revelation and prophet-hood. The Prophets had been engaging the atheists in dialogue and disputat...

Ever since the descent of the Divine Messages, par...

Another by-product of the new technology is the so-called sperm bank where sperms and fertilized ovum are preserved in frozen state. There are four questions which must be addressed here. Firstly: Is man allowed to preserve his sperms in frozen state...

Another by-product of the new technology is the so...

There was a time when people need not be reminded of some of the basic moral and ethical values, but now we are living in an era where moral values are changing with the change of the worn-out car tires! One of such issues is decency in dress at home...

There was a time when people need not be reminded ...

* Is sex forbidden at any time in marriage? Yes, by considering the discomfort for the women during the monthly periods, Islam has forbidden both the husband and the wife from engaging in sexual intercourse during the menstruation. The Qur'an says: "...

* Is sex forbidden at any time in marriage? Yes, b...

If a person does not marry soon after maturing and finds it difficult to control his or her sexual desire, then the only way to fulfill the sexual desire is mut'ah. In Islamic laws, according to the Shi'ah fiqh, marriage is of two types: da'im, perma...

If a person does not marry soon after maturing and...

Islam has allowed marriage as soon as a person becomes physically mature, and it also strongly recommends that at least during the early years of marriage adopt a simple life-style so that lack or paucity of financial resources does not obstruct a ha...

Islam has allowed marriage as soon as a person bec...

One way of fulfilling the sexual urge which is now becoming acceptable in the Western world is sexual relation between membees of the same sex, homosexuality and lesbianism. By saying that it is becoming acceptable in liberal societies I do not mean ...

One way of fulfilling the sexual urge which is now...

In Islam terminology, masturbation (istimna') means self-stimulation of sexual organ till one achieves emission of semen or orgasm. Masturbation in form of self-stimulation is forbidden is Shi'ah fiqh. While describing the believers, the Qur'an says,...

In Islam terminology, masturbation (istimna') mean...

Pre-marital sex is absolutely forbidden in Islam, no matter whether it is with a girl-friend or a prostitute. Pre-material sex is adultery (zina). It is also an irresponsible sexual behaviour. There is no responsibility involved in such relationships...

Pre-marital sex is absolutely forbidden in Islam, ...

Sexual desire is aroused in human beings at the age of puberty. In Islamic legal definition, puberty (bulugh) is determined by one of the followings: 1. age: fifteen lunar years for boys and nine for girls; 2. internal changes: In boys: The first noc...

Sexual desire is aroused in human beings at the ag...

The second questions with which we are confronted by secularists and liberals is that of personal freedom: "Am I not free to do whatever I like as long as it does not infringe upon the rights of others?" I think it will be very helpful to point out t...

The second questions with which we are confronted ...

The first question is that, "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 ma...

The first question is that, "Can sexuality be regu...

The statement that in Islam women are considered sexually active, can mean two different things; either they are sexually more active than men or they are sexually as active as men. In the first sense, it would mean that women have a stronger sex dri...

The statement that in Islam women are considered s...

There are many non-Muslim writers, especially of liberal and feminist ideology, who have attacked the Islamic view of woman's sexuality. Their criticism is mostly based on some misconceived ideas about the Islamic sexual morality. Basically there are...

There are many non-Muslim writers, especially of l...

In Islam, contrary to Christianity, marriage and sex are not antipathetic to the love for, and worship of, God. Instead of an obstacle, marriage is regarded as an asset in acquiring spiritual perfection. The Prophet said, "One who marries has already...

In Islam, contrary to Christianity, marriage and s...