Marriage

Written By Zakeeya Ali Over the years, I have seen many kind, intelligent, well-meaning Muslim women behave very feministic. Not because they hated Islam or disliked being Muslim, but because they wanted to rebel. Most of them were sincere and searching for answers, and some of them were quietly wounded. For …

Too embarrassed to talk: the vice of pornography in marriage       Pornography addiction is a rapidly growing condition affecting thousands across the world. The addiction has grown tremendously alongside advances in internet speeds and usability that make more accessible the internet’s reportedly  8.2 million pornographic websites.  At any …

‌اَلرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَبِمَا أَنفَقُوا مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ “Men are the leaders of women, because Allah has granted some of them excellence over others, and because they spend of their wealth.” (Surah Nisaa v34) In the preceding verses, Islam forbade all forms of injustice …

  I remember the chagrin and inner turmoil of being single and hopeful of marriage, back during my early twenties!   Even after almost a decade of marriage, I still vividly remember the constant roller-coaster of emotions that the heart experiences every time a marriage proposal is negotiated.   One …

Bismillah Series 2 – Chapter 2 Disclaimer: The stories in our articles are not factual. Their themes however, are based on real life challenges. In chapter 1, we helped the husband to understand his role as Ameer of the family. We also identified the value of his wife, that her …

    Consider this scenario: A husband buys a house for his family. You ask the wife if she thanked her husband. Wife replies with a surprise, “Why is that necessary?” You answer, “Because he bought a house!” Wife says, “Yes, but its not for me. He lives there too!” …

Fight Fire with water.   A long time ago in China, a girl named Li-Li got married and went to live with her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time, Li-Li found that she couldn’t get along with her mother-in-law at all. Their personalities were very different, and Li-Li …

  Nasihah (Advice): Men and women should not mix in private   Sayyiduna Jaabir Radiyallahu Anhu reported that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, “Whoever has faith in Allah and the Last Day, let him not be secluded with an unrelated woman without her guardian lest Satan be the third of them.” …

by H Amin Love is a powerful, compelling emotion. It can make you laugh and it can make you cry. It can lift you up to the clouds and it can hurl you into an abyss. One of the dilemmas Muslims face, especially Muslim sisters, is the situation in which …

  Dhakiyya Umm Ruqayya presents a practical guide for how to make polygamy work, drawn from personal experience. Polygamy is often seen as the end of a happy marriage, but it need not be that at all. Take it from me, I’m a happily married first wife and I’m friends …