Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Marriage and Morals in Islam

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• Preface to the First Edition
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Introduction
• A. Why This Book?
• B. Sex Education
• Age
• Contents
• Note
• Chapter One: The Western Sexual Morality 
• A. Christian Sexual Morality
• B. The Victorian Era
• C. The Sexual Revolution
• Notes
• Chapter Two: The Islamic Sexual Morality (1) Its Foundation 
• A. Defining the Islamic View
• 1. Marriage is Highly Recommended
• 2. Celibacy & Monasticism is Forbidden
• 3. Marriage Helps in Spirituality
• B. Defending the Islamic View
• 1. Mernissi’s Views
• (A) Women are Considered Sexually Active in Islam
• (B) Women are a Danger to the Social Order
• (C) There Should be No Emotional Investment in Women
• (D) Love Should be Exclusively Devoted to Allah
• 2. Al-Ghazali’s Views
• The First Harm
• The Second Harm
• The Third Harm
• 3. Love for God Vis-a-vis Love for this World
• C. Criterion of Moral and Immoral
• 1. Regulating Sex by Morality
• 2. Islam & Personal Freedom
• Notes
• Chapter Three: The Islamic Sexual Morality (2) Its Structure
• A. The Beginning of Sexual Life
• 1. Bulugh & Rushd
• First: With Family’s Support
• Second: With Community’s Support
• Third: Married Minus Financial Burden
• Fourth: Married Plus Simple Life-Style
• B. Handling Sexual Urge before Marriage
• 1. Immoral Ways
• (A) Pre-Marital Sex
• (B) Masturbation
• (C) Homosexuality
• 2. Lawful Temporary Ways
• (A) Temporary Abstinence
• (B) Temporary Marriage (Mut 'a)
• C. Marriage
• 1. Whom Can You Marry?
• (A) Restrictions based on Relationship
• (B) Restrictions based on Religion
• A Shi'ah Muslim Man
• A Shi'ah Muslim Woman
• 2. Some Often Asked Questions
• 3. The 'Aqd
• 4. The Time of Marriage
• 5. Days & Times for Sex
• 6. Sexual Techniques
• (A) Foreplay
• (B) Techniques of Foreplay
• (C) Sexual Intercourse
• (E) Decency & Privacy
• Notes
• Chapter Four: Contraceptives & Abortion 
• A. Introduction
• B. When Does Pregnancy Begin?
• 1. Criteria of Shar'i Definitions
• 2. The Shar'i Pregnancy
• C. The Contraceptive Methods
• 1. Oral Contraceptives
• 2. Depo-Provera
• 4. Barrier Devices
• 5. Abstinence During Fertile Period
• 6. Withdrawal (Coitus Interruptus)
• 7. Sterilization
• D. Abortion
• Notes
• Chapter Five: New Techniques in Human Reproduction 
• A. Human Reproduction Techniques
• 1. Artificial Insemination by Husband (AIH)
• 2. Artificial Insemination by Donor (AID)
• 3. In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
• 4. Other Possibilities in Human Reproduction Discussed by Our 'Ulama'
• 5. Surrogate Motherhood
• B. Some Ethical Questions
• 1. Destroying the Extra Fertilized Ova
• 2. Frozen Embryos
• Notes
• Appendix I: Sources of the Shari'ah
• Notes
• Appendix II: The Major Ablution (Ghusl Janabat)
• A. Introduction
• B. The Causes of Ghusl Janabat
• C. The Things Which are Forbidden for a Junub
• D. The Acts Whose Validity Depend on Ghusl Janabat
• E. Manner of Performing Ghusl
• 1. Ghusl Tartibi
• 2. Ghusl Irtimasi
• F. Recommendable Acts of Ghusl
• G. A Summary of Ghusl
• Notes
• Glossary of Frequently Used Terms
• Bibliography of Works Cited