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The Family in Islam

Author: Ayatullah Seyyed Muhammad Redha Shirazi
Translator: Ali Adam
Publisher: Fountain Books
Category:

• Translator’s Foreword
• Publisher’s Foreword
• Author’s Introduction
• Part One: The Law of Matrimony
• The Law of Matrimony in Creation
• In the Vegetable World
• In the Animal World
• The Law of Pairs in Human Civilisations
• 1. The Civilisation of the Mesopotamia
• 2. Ancient Egyptian Civilisation
• 3. European Civilisations
• 4. The Civilisation of the American Continent
• 5. The Civilisation of Ancient Japan
• 6. Among Pre-Islamic Arabs
• Marital Relationships in the Major Religions
• 1. The Jewish Religion
• 2. The Christian Religion
• 3. In the Religion of Zoroaster
• 4. Buddhism
• 5. Confucianism
• Conclusion
• Marriage in Materialistic Societies
• Part Two: The Call of Nature
• Marriage as a Necessity
• Early Marriage
• Simplicity of Dowry
• The Parents’ House
• Simplicity of Requirements
• Part Three: The Married Couple: Conditions, Rights, and Customs
• Religion and Morals
• Means of Subsistence
• Equality
• Abolition of Conditions
• The Couple's Happiness
• Idolatry of Traditions
• The Rights of the Married Couple
• Part Four: Islam's Word on the New Born Child
• The Fruit of Marriage
• The Importance of Health
• Suckling
• Upbringing and Protection
• The Bond of Kinship
• Virtues and Non-violence
• Part Five: Problems and Safeguards Towards Maintaining Harmony
• The Happy Household
• Work Within the Household
• Part Six: Challenges Facing the Family and Society
• Divorce Yesterday and Today
• Conciliation is Best
• Polygamy - A Spurious Crisis
• The Crisis of Celibacy
• Herein Lies the Catastrophe
• Part Seven: The Role of Institutions
• Marriage Agency
• In Democratic States
• Facilitation and Substitution
• The Public Treasury
• Conclusion
• Part Eight: Marriage and Sex Etiquette
• Etiquette of The Wedding Night
• (A) Dates and times when lovemaking is Makruh (undesirable)
• (B) Dates and times when lovemaking is Mustahab (desirable)
• Other hadith on when/where lovemaking is Makruh
• Sexual Satisfaction
• Reference
• Notes
• Translator’s Foreword
• Notes on the Book