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Here you will find a
gradually growing list of articles, books, selected chapters, and personal accounts,
on the issues of Nikah marriage and
relationships. We will also have literature on youth, society, sex, the veil, children, divorce
and other related matters.
You can also
find rulings on these issues in the Marriage Law section.
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click on the title that interests you.
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Inshallah, we will be updating the
website with new literature and links regularly, so please visit us often.
Nikah
Marriage
Marriage
And Divorce Of Muslim Women In The Light Of The Qur'an By Dr
Nargis Jahan.
Marriage: An Index To The Qur'an This page has links to verses in
the Qur'an about Marriage and related topics. From An
Index To The Qur'an. An excellent resource!
Principles Of Marriage And Family Ethics by Ayatullah Ibrahim Amini. A
guide to becoming the perfect spouse.
Marriage
From Seeking
the Straight Path: Reflections Of a New Muslim by Diana Masooma Beatty.
Permanent
Marriage From Temporary
Marriage (Mutah) In Islamic Law By Sachiko Murata. A very good chapter
clearly defining what Nikah marriage is in Islam.
Marriage
And Morals In Islam By Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi.
Dialogue
On Marriage Encouraging people to marry at an earlier age rather than
later. Laws concerning marriage according to the fatwa of Ayatullah Seestani.
Chapter taken from Jurisprudence
Made Easy (According To Ayatullah Seestani).
The
Law Of Matrimony From The
Family By Ayatullah Muhammad Shirazi.
Marriage
From Islam In The Bible by Professor Thomas McElwain (Ali Haydar). This
chapter shows how the Bible supports the Islamic views on marriage. It covers
many marriage topics including the importance of reproduction, polygamy and
Mutah.
Commentary: Holy Qur'an: Surah an-Nisa (Chapter The Women):Verses 23-28
From Al-Mizan by al-'Allamah as-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabataba'i. These
verses cover topics like, women that are forbidden to men in marriage, seeking
women through wealth, chastity, fornication, Mutah marriage, marriage to slaves,
adultery, lust, and that man is created weak.
Early Marriage
Early
Marriage From the chapter Themes
II - Our Youth...The Essential Model of the book World
Of Our Youth by Ayatullah al-Udhma al-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlullah.
Dialogue
On Marriage Encouraging early marriage rather than late. This is from Jurisprudence
Made Easy according to Ayatullah Seestani.
Early
Marriage From The Family
by Ayatullah Muhammad Shirazi
Benjamin
Franklin On Early Marriage This
is a letter written Benjamin Franklin. He speaks with the wisdom of an old,
learned and experienced man.
Chat
Room Debate: Marriage - Early Or Late? A very good debate about whether
people should marry early, or delay their marriage. By The Nikah Matchmaker.
Finding
A Mate From Seeking
the Straight Path: Reflections Of a New Muslim by Diana Masooma Beatty.
Women In Islam
Women
In A Qur'anic Society By Lois Lamya al-Faruqi.
Women:
An Index To The Qur'an This page has links to verses in the Qur'an
about Women and related topics. From An
Index To The Qur'an.
On
The Status Of Women In Islam By Ayatullah Muhammad Shirazi.
Expectations
Of The Muslim Woman By Dr. Ali Shariati.
The
Woman By Ayatullah Modarresi
Women:
Islamic Articles Lots of links on subjects related to Women in Islam.
Khatoon
Network - For Women Only A Muslim site dedicated to women.
Extensive collection of links.
Woman
And Her Rights By the famous, and greatly missed Shaheed, Allamah
Murtaza Mutahheri. It is a translation of the Persian book Nizam-e-Huqooq-e-Zan
Dar Islam. An excellent social, psychological and philosophical analysis of many
issues related to Women, Family, Nikah, Mutah, Polygamy, Divorce . . . from
www.al-islam.org
Women
In Marriage From Seeking
the Straight Path: Reflections Of a New Muslim by Diana Masooma Beatty.
The Veil
Liberation
By The Veil By Sehmina Jaffer Chopra.
Beauty
Of Concealment And Concealment Of Beauty By Sister Dr. Zahra Rahnavard.
The revolutionary role of the hijab.
Why
Hijab? By World Islamic Network www.winislam.com.
You can order free Islamic Literature from this site (WIN Islam).
Hijab
By Mary C. Ali.
Hijab
(Veil) And Muslim Women By Ms. Naheed Mustafa.
Hijab
Articles From Islamzine.com.
Hijab
Of Freedom By Kubra Saiyeda Jafri.
Hijaab
The War Of The Women By Yahiya Emerick and Reshma Baig.
Islamic
Modest Dress From Seeking
the Straight Path: Reflections Of a New Muslim by Diana Masooma Beatty.
Modesty
& Social Contracts From Invitation To Islam: A Survival
Handbook by Thomas McElwain (Ali Haydar) Ph.D. Some very valid points about the
need for thoughtfulness in choosing the style of Hijab one adopts while living
in the West.
Sex & Islam
Sexual
Ethics In Islam And In The Western World by Ayatullah Murtaza Mutahheri.
Marriage
& Sex Etiquette Hadith from the Holy prophet (saw) and Imams on Sex.
By Ayatullah Muhammad Shirazi.
Marriage
And Morals In Islam By Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi.
What
Do You Mean? - How Can There Be Sacred Sex In Islam? From Penkatali.org.
A site that will no doubt raise some eyebrows!
Sexual
Techniques From Marriage
And Morals In Islam By Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi. A useful section in this very
useful book.
Islam
Says Sex Is Good For You Lots of links about Sex from TheModernReligion.com.
Contraception
In Islam
Contraceptives
And Abortion From Marriage And Morals in Islam by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi.
Birth
Control; Who Is Behind It? From The
Family by Ayatullah Muhammad Shirazi.
Is
Birth Control Allowed In Islam? By Jamaal Zarabozo.
Family
In Islam
The Family topics include:
Early Marriage;
Polygamy;
Birth Control; Who Is Behind It?...;
Marriage Agency. By Ayatullah Muhammad Shirazi.
Family: Islamic Articles Lots of links on subjects related to Family in
Islam.
Glimpses
Into The Family Life Of Hazrat Fatima By Azra Ansari.
Courses
on Motherhood And Family Life In Islam by the Academy For Learning
Islam.
The
Family Of Abraham (as) In Genesis: Social Implications From An Islamic View
From Islamic Issues In Biblical Perspective: Anthropological Approaches by
Professor Thomas McElwain (Ali Haydar).
Children, Parenting And
Education
Children:
An Index To The Qur'an This page has links to verses in
the Qur'an about Children and related topics. From An
Index To The Qur'an. An excellent resource!
Children: God's Trust Whether In Guidance Or In Care
from Women
& Family you need to choose a topic from the drop-down list at the top
of the page. By Ayatullah Fadlallah.
The Children And Their Social Responsibilities By Ayatullah Modarresi.
The Duties And Responsibilities Of Parents By Muhammad
Armand, University Instructor.
Give
Your Child A Good Start In Life By Fawzieh Merchant.
The
Seven-Lesson Schoolteacher By John Taylor Gatto. From his
book Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum Of Compulsory Schooling. This
article shows the hidden truth behind the American education system. Worth
reading!
Parenting Course
An on-line parenting course developed by Dr. Muhammad Abdul Bari of East
London, UK.
Youth
And The Family By Mehri Zeenhari.
Reward
And Punishment As Tools In Child-Training By Mehri Zeenhari.
The
Importance Of Mental Well-Being By Dr Azar Azari & Dr
Hussain Borhani. Describes the importance of a good mother for the good mental
health of a child.
Religious
Education Of The Younger Generation By Zakir.
The
Islamic Perspective On Adolescence From the chapter Themes
II - Our Youth...The Essential Model of the book World
Of Our Youth by Ayatullah al-Udhma al-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlullah.
World
Of Our Youth by Ayatullah al-Udhma al-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlullah.
Divorce In Islam
Divorce:
An Index To The Qur'an This page has links to verses in
the Qur'an about Divorce and related topics. From An
Index To The Qur'an. An excellent resource!
Divorce or Dissolution Of Marriage
Islam's view on Divorce from Philosophy of Islam by Dr. Beheshti and
Dr. Bahonar.
Islam
And Divorce From Light Of Islam by Sayyid Mujtaba Musawi Lari.
Divorce
From Woman
And Her Rights by Shaheed, Allamah
Murtaza Mutahheri.
Divorce
(Talaq) From Temporary
Marriage (Mutah) In Islamic Law By Sachiko Murata.
Polygamy
In Islam
The
Philosophy Of Marriages Of The Prophet (saw) By Ahmad H. Sheriff.
Polygamy
From Seeking
the Straight Path: Reflections Of a New Muslim by Diana Masooma Beatty.
Polygamy
From Woman
And Her Rights by Shaheed, Allamah Murtaza Mutahheri.
Polygyny
From World Of Our Youth by
Ayatullah al-Udhma al-Sayyid
Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah.
Polygamy
- A Spurious Crisis From The
Family by Ayatullah Muhammad Shirazi.
Slavery
In Islam
Slavery In Qur'an And Hadith From
Al-Mizan Volume 8. By al-Allamah as-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabatabai. This is
a commentary of Qur'an 4:23-28. In order to navigate easily to different parts
of the commentary go to the Table Of Contents.
It covers topics like marriage to slaves andpunishment due to a married slave in
the event of adultery.
Slavery:
Islamic and Christian Perspectives by Sayyid Sa'eed Akter Rizvi.
Slavery
In Islam From The Wisdom Fund.
Slavery
From TheModernReligion.com.
Slavery
- What Is It? A list of articles about slavery in Islam.
Miscellaneous Issues In The
Qur'an
Embryology:
An Index To The Qur'an This page has links to verses in
the Qur'an about Embryology and related topics. From An
Index To The Qur'an. An excellent resource!
Homosexuality:
An Index To The Qur'an This page has links to verses in
the Qur'an about Homosexuality and its sinfulness. From An
Index To The Qur'an. An excellent resource!
Biographies Of Muslim Women
Khadija
Daughter Of Khuwaylid, Wife Of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) by Yasin T. al-Jibouri from
al-islam.org.
Khadijatul Kubrah: A Short Story Of Her Life by Syed A. A.
Razwy. Biography of The Prophet Muhammad's (saw) first wife. She was also the
mother of Fatima Zahra (as), the first woman to bear witness to the Prophethood
of Muhammad (saw) and the one who injected her wealth into the revolutionary
movement of Islam.
Fatima Is Fatima
By Dr. Ali Shariati. (You have to scroll down to the bottom of the page.)
Lady Fatima Zahra (as) Various links to information about
Fatima Zahra (as) the daughter of the Holy Prophet (saw) from al-islam.org.
The Infallible Al-Zahra
(as): The Role Model For All Women : Part 1
: Part 2
By Ayatullah Fadlallah.
Fatimah
az-Zahra From A Brief History Of The Fourteen Infallibles. By
Mohammad Hussein il Adeeb.
Lady Fatimah (as)
From ConvertsToIslam.com.
Fatima The Gracious
A dedicated web site.
40
Sayings Of Fatima Contributed by Br. Ali Abbas.
Mary's Story: As Inspired
From The Qur'an : Part
1 :
Part 2
By Ayatullah Fadlallah.
The Victory Of Truth: The Life Of
Zaynab Bint 'Ali by M.H. Bilgrami. A biography of
Zaynab the granddaughter of Prophet Muhammad (saw), the daughter of Ali ibn Abu
Talib (as) & Fatima bint Rasool (as), and sister Of Imam Hassan (as) and
Imam Hussain (as). Her life has been an inspiration to all revolutionary Muslim
women throughout the ages.
Fidah The
Housemaid Of
Fatima By Ayatullah Agha Haji
Mirza Mahdi Pooya
Important Women In Islam
Various Biographies And Links.
Martyr Bint
al-Huda
She was a famous novelist and Sister
of Ayatullah Muhammad Baqir As-Sadr.
Islamic Novels
By Muslim Women
Two Women And A Man by Martyr Bint al-Huda.
Muslim Society
Muslims In Britain The Journey For The Quest Of The Self
From Ayatullah Fadlallah's web site.
Muslims In Holland: Between Incorporation And Conservation
From Ayatullah Fadlallah's web site.
The Mahdi (as)
The Forgotten Imam
Compiled
by Ali Da Malang. This is an outstanding compilation of an e-mail conversation
between Shiah brothers discussing the reason behind the Ghaybah of the Twelfth
Imam (as), and his Final Global Islamic Revolution and Victory. It is absolutely
superb!
Al-Mahdi: His Portended
Revolution & Its Implications for the Global Islamic Movement By Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed. This is another enlightening article
concerning the Revolution of Al-Mahdi (as). This and the above article were
published to be distributed together, they are part of a single package. Enjoy!
Why
Nikah Marriage?
In this section you
will find personal accounts of ordinary Muslims, both male and female, about
their experience of Nikah marriage. We hope that the number of articles in this
section continues to grow. Please send your articles to NikahMarriage@hotmail.com
Experiences
Shared By Sisters:
Experiences
Shared By Brothers:
Marriage Law
In this section we will try to provide
you with the fatwa of the Mujtahids on Nikah, Mutah, Divorce and related issues. For anyone
doing taqleed, this section is your Marriage Bible! We will also try to provide
other related sources of law. Please e-mail hadith of the Holy
Prophet (saw) and Ahlul Bayt (as) as well as the fatwas of Mujtahids to us at NikahMarriage@hotmail.com
If you have
questions about Nikah Marriage Law please check the links below and check the
section on Nikah Fiqh FAQ. If you can't find the answers to your questions on
our site then please e-mail them to NikahMarriage@hotmail.com
and tell us from which source of Islamic Law you would like your questions to be
answered. We can either forward the question to a Mujtahid of your choice or to
ulama who have agreed to offer their services to NikahMarriage.com.
Please note:
the opinions voiced by the scholars who answer the questions do not necessarily
represent the views of NikahMarriage.com.
According To Ayatullah Fadlallah
The
General Customary Perception Of Temporary Marriage from the
chapter Themes V - Our Youth...The
Shariah View of the book
World Of Our Youth by Ayatullah
al-Udhma al-Sayyid Muhammad
Husayn Fadlallah. In this section the author discusses the negative way in which
some customary societies view Mutah. Also discussed in this excerpt: Does
A Young Virgin Girl Need The Permission Of Her Father?; Mutah
Is A Protection Against Corruption; Polygyny;
and Early Marriage. Generally
the whole chapter and the whole book
is worth a read.
Questions
And Answers About Women And Family from
the general Q&A section
according to the Fatwa of Ayatullah
Fadlallah.
Questions
About Marriage topics include Marriage, Mutah, Masturbation,
Female Employment from the general Q&A
section according to the Fatwa of Ayatullah
Fadlallah.
Rules
Governing Relations With Others by Ayatullah Fadlallah.
Poetry, Women, Love, Temporary Marriage And Pleasure - An Interview with
Ayatullah Fadlallah : Part 1
:
Part 2 : Part
3 Ayatullah Fadlallah discusses his views in a very frank
manner. Entertaining to read!
According To Ayatullah Hakeem
Problems With The Wife Q&A from Q&A
by Ayatullah Sayyid M. S. Al-Hakeem.
According To Ayatullah Khamenei
Q&A On Mutah
from the section Fatwas From
Ayatullah Khamenei's Office In Qum by Ayatullah
Al-Udhma Sayyid Ali Khamenei.
Miscellaneous
Q&A including sections on
Children's Rights In Islam And Medical Treatment,
Illegitimate Children,
Civil Divorce Without Islamic Divorce, according to the fatwa of Ayatullah
Khamenei.
Miscellaneous Questions
About Enjoining Good And Forbidding Evil In Mixed Circumstance from Practical Laws
according to Ayatullah Khamenei.
According To Ayatullah Lankarani
Rules Of Mutah Or Siqah
Fatwa from the section on Marriage
from Tawdhih al Masael Of Ayatullah G. H. Fazel Lankarani.
Rules
Of Marriage Or Nikah from Tawdhih al Masael Of
Ayatullah G. H. Fazel Lankarani.
Rules Of
Looking And Marriage
From Resalah Of Islamic
Rules For Adolescence according to Ayatullah Lankarani.
Rules Of Divorce
from Tawdhih al Masael Of Ayatullah G. H. Fazel Lankarani.
FAQ A
selection of Frequently Asked Questions sent to Ayatullah Lankarani's office.
(You need to navigate to the relevant section.)
According to Ayatullah Seestani
Mutah
(Temporary Marriage) Fatwa on Mutah marriage from the section
on Marriage
from Islamic Laws
the Resalah of His
Eminence Grand Ayatullah as-Sayyid Ali al-Hussaini as-Seestani.
Marriage
Fatwa on Marriage from Islamic Laws
the Resalah of His
Eminence Grand Ayatullah as-Sayyid Ali al-Hussaini as-Seestani.
Dialogue On Marriage Encouraging people to marry at an earlier age rather than
later. Laws concerning marriage according to the fatwa of Ayatullah Seestani.
Chapter taken from Jurisprudence
Made Easy (According To Ayatullah Seestani).
Divorce Fatwa on Divorce from Islamic Laws
the Resalah of His
Eminence Grand Ayatullah as-Sayyid Ali al-Hussaini as-Seestani.
Dialogue
On Divorce discussion on Divorce according to the fatwa of
Ayatullah Seestani from Jurisprudence
Made Easy.
Marriage
And Divorce Miscellaneous rulings on issues concerning
Marriage, Divorce, Masturbation, Sexual Fantasy, Looking At Non-Mahram Women...
from Contemporary
Legal Rulings In Shia Law according to the fatwa of Ayatullah Seestani.
Your
Questions Answered:
Divorce And Related Matters Civil Divorce & Child Maintenance from
Current Legal Issues according to Ayatullah Seestani.
Your Questions Answered: Medical, Women and Reproduction
Miscellaneous rulings on Looking At Non-Mahram Women for Medical
Purposes, Abortion, Birth Control, and lots more... from
Current Legal Issues according to Ayatullah Seestani.
Artificial Insemination from
Current Legal Issues according to Ayatullah Seestani.
The People Of The Book from
Current Legal Issues according to Ayatullah Seestani.
Islamic Dress Code from
Current Legal Issues according to Ayatullah Seestani.
A Code Of Practice For Muslims In The West
by
Ayatullah Seestani. You need to select the
chapters that interest you from the two drop down menus at the top of the page.
Or you can click directly to the relevant sections below:
Marriage:
Introduction;
General Rules;
Questions And Answers.
Women's Issues:
Introduction;
General Issues;
Questions And
Answers.
Youth Issues:
Introduction;
General Issues;
Questions And Answers.
Miscellaneous:
Introduction;
General Rules;
Questions And
Answers.
According To Ayatullah Muhammad
Shirazi
Mutah Q&A from
Marriage Q&A Including issues concerning seeking permission from the
father of a virgin girl. According to the fatwa of Grand
Ayatullah Imam Muhammad Shirazi.
Questions
And Answers including Abortion
& Euthanasia Q&A;
Marriage Q&A; Women
Q&A including
Women, Men And The Internet according to Ayatullah Muhammad Shirazi.
Marriage & Sex Etiquette Hadith from the Holy prophet
(saw) and Imams on Sex. By Ayatullah Muhammad Shirazi.
Other Sources For Opinions On
Islamic Law
Ahlul
Bayt 'Alim Network Q & A A long list of Questions and
Answers from ulama on various issues including Mutah marriage.
Nikah
Fiqh FAQ
In this section
we will collect and present the questions about Nikah marriage that have been sent to us
to be answered.
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