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Islamic studies. v. t. e. In Islam, nikah ( Arabic: نِكَاح, romanized :nikāḥ) is a contract exclusively between a man and woman. Both the groom and the bride are to consent to the marriage of their own free wills. A formal, binding contract – verbal or on paper [1] – is considered integral to a religiously valid Islamic marriage ...
Islamic views on concubinage. In classical Islamic law, a concubine was a slave-woman with whom her master engaged in sexual relations. [1] Concubinage was widely accepted by Muslim scholars in pre-modern times. Most [2] modern Muslims, both scholars and laypersons, [3] believe that Islam no longer permits concubinage and that sexual relations ...
Gender roles in Islam are based on scriptures, cultural traditions, and jurisprudence . The Quran, the holy book of Islam, indicates that both men and women are spiritually equal. The Quran states: "Those who do good, whether male or female, and have faith will enter Paradise and will never be wronged; even as much as the speck on a date stone."
v. t. e. Concubinage in the Muslim world was the practice of Muslim men entering into intimate relationships without marriage, [2] with enslaved women, [3] though in rare, exceptional cases, sometimes with free women. [4] [5] [6] If the concubine gave birth to a child, she attained a higher status known as umm al-walad.
The tradition of reformist and progressive Islam permits marriage between Muslim women and Non-Muslim men; Islamic scholars opining this view include Khaleel Mohammed, Hassan Al-Turabi, among others. Ayse Elmali-Karakaya says in her 2020 study, that impact of Muslim women's marriage to non-Muslims men has been found to be positive.
Before a woman is married, a mahram, (close male relative, usually brother or father) should be present whenever the woman meets with someone of the opposite sex and for other issues. (This at least is the opinion of many conservative Muslims such as Ustadha Nasari, who points to Quranic verse Al-Tauba, 9:71 where " awliya" , (plural of wali ...
Although Islamic marriage customs and relations vary depending on country of origin and government regulations, both Muslim men and women from around the world are guided by Islamic laws and practices specified in the Quran. [1] Islamic marital jurisprudence allows Muslim men to be married to multiple women (a practice known as polygyny ).
Rattanbai Jinnah ( née Petit; 20 February 1900 – 20 February 1929), also known as Ruttie Petit, was the wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, an important figure in the creation of Pakistan and the country's founder. Petit belonged to two of the most influential families of the Indian Subcontinent, the Petit family, through her father and the Jinnah ...