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The Islamic Family Structure

Author: Allama Husayn Ansariyan
Translator: Dr. Ali Peiravi
Publisher: Ansariyan Publications – Qum
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• Introduction
• Author's Preface
• Translators’ Forward
• 1: The Principle of Marriage in the Cosmos
• The System of Joining and Coupling in Inanimate Objects
• The System of Plant Symbiosis
• The Pistil
• Reproduction
• The System of Animal Copulation and Reproduction
• Man and Marriage
• Let's Be Lenient in Making Preparations for Marriage
• Traditions on the Value and Importance of Marriage
• 2: Divine Virtues in the Family and Society
• True Concept of Piety
• Piety and Its Praiseworthy Degrees
• I - Outstanding Piety
• II - Especial Piety (In Awe of Allah)
• III - Ordinary Piety
• Hajji Sabzevary and Moderation
• Luxury-Loving and Wastefulness
• Let's Invite Each Other to Piety
• Signs of the Pious
• A Pious Man and Wife
• Exemplary Shopkeeper
• 3: The Lofty Goals Behind Marriage in Islam
• An Honorable Household
• The Worst People
• The Blooming of Talents
• Striving for the Well-Being of the Household and Home
• Establish the Loftiest Goal for Marriage
• The Family Structure in the West
• 4: Woman’s Position in Human History and Islam
• Mental Deviation of Corrupt Men Regarding Women
• Islam's Response to the Corrupt Men's Mental Deviations Regarding Women
• Another Look at History Regarding Women’s Life and Status
• 5: Man’s and Woman’s Independence in Islam
• Human Freedom and Independence
• A Strange Story About Freedom
• An Important Matter
• A Dignified and Worthy Spouse
• One's Independence in Marriage
• 6: Woman’s Status in the Logic of Revelation
• God's Pure Religion
• The Supplication of the Divine Prophets for God's Sovereignty and Mercy
• The Grand Status of Worshipping God
• Woman in the Logic of Revelation
• Intellect and Lust as Measures for Prosperity or Misery
• 7: Obstacles to Marriage
• Strictness in Marriage
• Use Your Own Case to Judge for Others
• Haughtiness is a Satanic Attribute
• An Amazing Story about Leniency in Marriage
• Perils of Keeping up With the Joneses
• Expensive Nuptial Gift
• The Quran as a Nuptial Gift
• 8: The Divine and Islamic Conditions for Marriage
• Religion and Piety
• Being Matched
• Imam Sajjad's Views on Being Matched
• Those Whom You Should not Let Your Daughters Marry
• Do not Marry Such Women
• 9: How to Choose a Spous
• The Evil-Doer is Deprived of God's Mercy
• The Path to Perfection
• How to Choose a Spouse in Islam
• An Amazing Story
• Islamic and Humane Conditions in Choosing a Spouse
• 10: Islam’s Original Plans for Marriage
• Marriage Negotiations
• The Necessity to Pay the Nuptial Gift
• The Wedding Trousseau
• A Divine, Spiritual Model for the Wedding Trousseau
• Praying at the Wedding Threshold
• The Time and Etiquette for Wedding
• Nuptial Night Customs
• 11: Hygiene in the Family Structure
• The Worth of Cleanliness and Hygiene in Islam
• Oral and Dental Hygiene
• Orderliness and Hygiene in Food
• The Harms of Overeating
• An Educational Story
• 12: Islamic Ethics in the Family Structure
• The Value of Good Morality
• Love and its Expression
• Lowering Expectations
• Forgiving
• Feigning
• Anger
• Arrogance
• Behavior
• Talking
• Kanzulemal
• 13: The Modest Covering and Woman’s Chasteness
• A Surprising Fact
• The View of Some Eminent Westerners in Regards to the Situation of Western Society
• A Case From Imam Husayn’s Life (Pbuh)
• Veil and Dirty Looks in the Vierw of the Quran
• Who Can See Women as Stated by the Quran
• 14: Security in Life
• The Good and the Bad
• Ignorance and Illiteracy
• Knowledge and Wisdom
• The Heart is the Source of Truth
• Torture in the Expanse of the Hereafter
• Good Mothers and Fathers
• 15: The Aspects of Virtue in the Family
• The Sincerity of One's Intentions
• The Peak of Sincere Intention
• A Surprising Example of Sincerity
• Piety and Justice
• The Manifestations of Virtue in the Family
• A Virtuous Countenance
• An Instructive Story
• An Amazing Event
• 16: The Material Issues of the House and the Family
• The Virtues and Vices of Wealth
• The Forbidden and the Unforbidden
• Don't Deprive Yourself of the Lawful Things
• Provide Your Family's Needs Through Lawful Means
• The Prophet of Islam and Lawfully Obtained Food
• How to Increase One's Daily Bread
• Unlawful Property
• One Who Repents is Loved by God
• 17: The Principles of Spirituality in the Family
• Spiritual Blessings
• Intellect
• Quran
• Prophethood
• Leadership
• Religious Scholars
• Prayers
• 18: Responsibilities of the Head of the Household
• Protect Yourself and Your Family From the Fire of Hell
• A Scented Heaven
• Four Important Duties
• 19: The Rights of Wives and Husbands in Islam
• An Outlook on Family Rights
• The rights of the wife
• (1) Providing the means for living
• (2) Sexual intercourse
• (3) Improving the Living Conditions
• (4) Respecting the wife
• (5) Grooming oneself and keeping clean
• (6) Speaking Decently and Courteously
• (7) Be content with your share of control over life
• The Rights of the Husband
• (1) Obedience
• (2) Sexual submission
• (3) Going out of the House
• (4) Don't bother your husband, and don't be vulgar and ill-tempered
• (5) Working at home
• (6) Respect your husband and treat him well
• (7) Do not make yourselves up except for your husband
• (8) Do not use your husbands property without his consent
• 20: Pregnancy
• The Period of Pregnancy
• Duties During Pregnancy
• Delivery
• New-Born Clothing
• The First Food for the Baby
• Adhan and Iqamah (The general call to prayer and the specific one)
• Childbirth Etiquette
• Mother's Milk
• Naming
• 21: Raising Children in Islam
• The Position and Worth of Children
• Love for children
• Kissing the Children
• 22: The Worth of Raising a Daughter in Islam
• God's Will in Granting a Child
• Highly Important Traditions Regarding Raising a Daughter
• 23: The Role of the Mother in Child Rearing
• A Child as the Result of a Mother's Efforts
• The Fruit of the Garden of Purity
• My Mother Ruined My Life
• Sometimes Worshipping Diminishes
• A Bright Marriage
• Sheik Shooshtary's Mother
• The Effect of Physical and Spiritual Purity in Upbringing
• 24: The Role of the Father in Child Rearing
• Consider the Following Four Facts
• The Commander of the Faithful Cried
• People of Torture
• An Amazing Point Regarding the Mother of HajjSheik Fazlollah Noory
• Youth Beware
• Deviated Fathers and the Children's Duties
• A Noble Father
• Bad Fathers and Good Children
• A Distinguished Father
• Ali Akbar Will Not be Raised With Forbidden Food
• 25: The Rights of the Children
• The Path to Prosperity
• Children’s Rights
• The Effects of Lawfully or Unlawfully Obtained Food
• Sheik Zahed
• A Good Memory
• A Note to Parents
• 26: The Rights of the Parents
• A Heavy Burden
• An Amazing Point
• A Delicate Issue
• Traditions Regarding Parent's Rights
• Zacharias Serves His Parents
• Sheik Ansari and His Mother
• Mother's Damnation
• 27: A Couple’s Duties to Their Relatives
• Relatives
• 28: Observing the Relations of the Womb
• The Quran and Visiting Relatives
• A Good Plan
• An Amazing Story
• Traditions About Visiting Relatives
• Traditions About Cutting Off Relations
• 29: Prosperity or Ruin of a Family
• Prosperity or Ruin
• Justice
• Being Kind
• Advice
• Politeness
• Protection of the Family from Accusations
• Honoring One's Oath
• Consultation
• Humbleness
• Kindness to Younger Ones and Respecting the Elders
• Hospitality
• Cause of Getting Ruined
• 30: Divorce and Inheritance
• Divorce is Despised
• Causes for Divorce
• Gossip
• Accusations
• A Lesson
• Divorce as Viewed by Quran
• Termination of Life
• Notes