Category: Misc Articles on Marriage

By Prof. Geza Vermes Earnest inquiry as to the age of Mary at the time of her betrothal (and marriage) to Joseph as well as the

Dr. G. F. Haddad Damascus Q: I have frequently read what, according to Islamic teachings, a husband may or may not do in a dispute

Bismillah Rahman Raheem RE: Question – “Islam gives man permission to marry four wives. Why can’t a woman have four husbands? Answer – Al Hamdulilah, was-salat was-salam

1925 lecture on the “pitiful condition of Muslim womanhood” by English convert to Islam and Quran translator Mohammad Marmaduke Pickthall. I n t r o

by Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood Forced Marriages Condemned English convert to Islam, Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood, speaks out against the practice, common among south Asian Muslims in

“Dating” as it is currently practiced in much of the world shall not exist among Muslims — where a man and a woman (or boy/girl)

by Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood ‘Every religion has its characteristic, and the characteristic of Islam is modesty.’   This statement made some 1400 years ago by

By Professor Ismail Faruqi The family is indeed, the best tool for Islamic Da”wah in the West. There is no institution, there is no mechanism

By Shaykh Seraj Hendricks Presented at the Women’s Conference of the 2nd International Islamic Unity Conference in Washington DC 8 August 1998, Omni Shoreham Hotel,

by Muhammad Abdul-Rauf, Ph.D ADVANTAGES 1. Procreation:This is the paramount advantage of marriage; namely, to contribute through legitimate means to the continuity and preservation of

The Institute of Islamic Information and Education Polygamy has been practiced by mankind for thousands of years. Many of the ancient Israelites were polygamous, some