Love at first sight: Breaking the false expectations of marriage
10th June 2025 ALHAKAM.ORG Atif Rashid, UK Living in the West means we’re brought up with a very romanticised and idealised version of love and relationships. Boy meets girl, falls […]
Blackburn Ahmadiyya group slams cousin marriage ban bill
How is the Muslim Times Serving You: About Us By David Jagger @davejagger Digital Audience and Content Editor Existing legislation states the prohibited degrees of relationship for marriage include those […]
The Seventy Million Cheating Spouses of Ashley Madison Site, Do We Need Better Morality and Religion?
Epigraph: We call to witness the Fig and the Olive, and Mount Sinai, and this Inviolate City, that We have created man in the best mold; then, if he works […]
Should the Quranic Verses about Paternal Custody be Read Literally?
Epigraph: House the wives you are divorcing according to your means, wherever you house yourselves, and do not harass them so as to make their lives difficult. If they are […]
5 BEAUTIFUL QUR’AN VERSES ABOUT LOVE AND MARRIAGE
FAMILY By ummah November 20, 2023 by ummah In the heart of every culture and religion lies a treasure trove of wisdom about love and marriage. Islam, with its rich and profound heritage, […]
After Years of Delays, Former NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Ties the Knot
Associated Press January 13, 2024 | 4:10 pm In this image supplied by Dame Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern embraces her husband Clarke Gayford […]
Dispelling misconceptions: A Muslim perspective on arranged marriages
12th May 2023 Ashir Ahmad, Student Jamia Ahmadiyya UK In Muslim societies, arranged marriages are very common but often misunderstood by those unfamiliar with the practice. The term “arranged marriage” […]
Does the Holy Quran allow Muslim women to marry non-Muslim men?
Source: Al Hakam Last Updated on 14th March 2022 Someone sought guidance from Hazrat Amirul Momineen, Khalifatul Masih Vaa regarding a fatwa, issued by a female official of Al-Azhar University according to which “there is no clear legal injunction in the Holy Quran that forbids a Muslim woman from marrying a non-Muslim […]
Lower Divorce Rate: Marry Young Without Living Together
February 9, 2022 | by Emuna Braverman Surprising new research shows that couples who marry in their twenties have a high rate of success if they have not previously cohabited. The […]
Videos: As a Black Woman Seeks to be Supreme Court Justice in US, Can Muslim Women At Least Ceremonize Nikah?
Additional reading Afghanistan: Taliban backtrack on reopening high schools for girls Where does your country rank for women rights Nearly two-thirds (64%) of adults in India say sons and daughters should have […]
Couples who share religious practices tend to be happier than those who don’t, study says
Source: The Washington Post By Donna St. George; August 12, 2010 “True to the aphorism, couples who pray together stay together.” African American couples are more likely than others to […]
Iran unveils state-approved Islamic dating app to boost marriage
Source: Guardian Users of app Hamdam have to take a psychology test, and successful matches will be accompanied by a consultant for the first four years of marriage Iran has […]
Bill and Melinda Gates Divorcing
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page pic.twitter.com/padmHSgWGc — Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 3, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Suggested reading: Billionaire Bill Gates’ daughter […]
Keeping it in the family: consanguineous marriage and genetic disorders, from Islamabad to Bradford
Courtesy: Dr. Lutf ur Rehman, Nashville, TN Source: BMJ Marrying close family members is a tradition in many countries and among their emigrants, leading to higher rates of genetic disorders. […]
Ahmadi Muslim Women in Nairobi hold tarbiyat event titled, “Equal treatment of daughters & daughters-in-law”
Source: alhakam.org Tahir Ahmad Machengo, Kenya Correspondent On 2 January 2021, Lajna Imaillah Nairobi held an online tarbiyat jalsa in which Amatul Qayyum Sahiba, Secretary Tarbiyat Lajna Imaillah Kenya, delivered […]
For Valentine’s Day, 5 facts on relationships and dating in the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center BY AMANDA BARROSO AND ANNA BROWN Valentine’s Day this year will be unlike any in recent memory as coronavirus-related restrictions continue to limit what Americans can do to celebrate. But many […]
Chinese millennials aren’t getting married, and the government is worried
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) Two years ago, Joanne Su was anxious about turning 30 years […]
The backlash against an Indian jewellery advert with a Hindu-Muslim couple makes me despair
Source: Independent The Twitter storm over Tanishq advert about an interfaith marriage and family proves India is no longer a secular nation in anything but its constitution By Akanksha Singh […]
Does Islam Condone Domestic Violence?
Written by Dr. Lutf U Rehman. Nashville, TN, USA Place of women in the religion of Islam has been the subject of much debate in recent years. There is a […]