The Treatment of Widows In Islam
Nila AhmadWomen’s Section 23rd June 2025 © Shutterstock Nila Ahmad, USA Today marks International Widow’s Day, ratified by the United Nations to bring attention to the difficulties many widows and their […]
Journeys of Faith: Jewish Converts to Islam in the Past Decade
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
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, […]
Polygamy
by Sheikh Mushir Hussain Kidwai of Gadia Summary Publication Information Download PDF This booklet discusses the law of conditional polygamy from an Islamic perspective and responds to the Christian critics on this subject. Islam has been grossly misrepresented as regards its marriage laws. It has been alleged that it instituted […]
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 […]
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The Islamic Marriage System
As you go further into the study of Islam, you will discover another beautiful facet of this religion, and that is that it provides complete guidance for all aspects of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Billionaire Bill Gates’ daughter to marry Muslim millionaire
Source: Siasat NEW DELHI: Bill Gates eldest daughter Jennifer Katharine Gates, has announced her engagement to Egyptian Muslim. Katharine, 23, daughter of one of the richest personality in the world […]
The sunnah of monogamy
Source: The Sun The notion that “African men are polygamous in nature” is an excuse often used to justify the infidelity of menfolk in marriage in African societies. That […]
Burkina Faso: ‘We’re raising our daughter as both Christian and Muslim’
Source: BBC Muslim-majority Burkina Faso has been hit by a wave of violence by militant Islamists in recent years. Christmas Eve saw more than 30 people, mostly women, killed in […]
Video: A Crumbling Tradition the benefits and blessings of Marrying while Young
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