A Gift for Muslim Couple

A Gift for Muslim Couple
Author: Ashraf ʻAlī Thānvī
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2007
Genre: Families
ISBN: 9788171015184

A Gift for Muslim Bride

A Gift for Muslim Bride
Author: Muhammad Haneef Abdul Majeed
Publisher:
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2010
Genre: Husband and wife
ISBN: 9789834420871

The Muslim Marriage Guide

The Muslim Marriage Guide
Author: Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Husband and wife (Islamic law)
ISBN:

The Perplexity of a Muslim Woman

The Perplexity of a Muslim Woman
Author: Olfa Youssef
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2017-03-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1498541704

Using the methodology of modern scholars in the fields of Arabic lexicography, linguistics, and psychoanalysis, Tunisian feminist scholar Olfa Youssef investigates the rulings about inheritance, marriage, and homosexuality in the Qur’anic text itself and compares them with the interpretations provided by male Muslim theologians and legal scholars from medieval times to the present. In this book, she makes five central arguments: (1) There is a discrepancy between the layered signification in the Qur’anic text itself and the sutured explanations by religious scholars which have been enacted into law in many Muslim countries today; (2) the plurality of meanings is the quintessential essence of the Qur’an as evidenced in the absence of any sura over which there was unanimous agreement among Muslim scholars; (3) when male privilege was at stake, male legal scholars, to protect their own interests, ignored the divine text and based their rulings on human consensus; (4) Muslim medieval views on gender and homosexuality were more tolerant than contemporary ones; and finally (5), preferring indetermination and perplexity over the finality and certainties found in the judgements of male theologians, Youssef argues that only God knows the Qur’an’s true meaning. Her job as a Muslim female scholar is only to raise questions over those human interpretations that many Muslim societies mistake for divine will.

تحفه خواتين

تحفه خواتين
Author: Muḥammad ʻĀshiq Ilāhī
Publisher: Idara Ishaat-E-Diniyat
Total Pages: 944
Release: 2006
Genre: Islam
ISBN: 9788171013753

Islamic Guide to Sexual Relations

Islamic Guide to Sexual Relations
Author: Muhammad Ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Publisher: Turath Publishing
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2020-08-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1906949611

Fulfilment of sexual desire and needs are key in sustaining a harmonious marital relationship. However, in today’s society, sexual boundaries are being pushed further and further, and often, sexual deviance is openly practised. In such circumstances, there is a need to identify which sexual activities are permissible in Shari’ah. Islamic Guide to Sexual Relations is a serious endeavour to tackle these sensitive matters in a clear and concise manner. While being respectful and dignified in the language he employs, the author does not shy away from discussing sensitive issues. He records, in thorough detail, the guidance Islam provides regarding sexual encounters with one’s spouse. The book covers a wide range of issues, and thus, answers many frequently asked questions on the topic of sexual relations. It concludes with a short chapter addressing Islamic etiquettes and practises pertaining to newlyweds on their first night.

Queer Muslim Marriage

Queer Muslim Marriage
Author: Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2013-03-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781483990200

Between an autobiography and an essay on religion, this book relies on a Muslim gay couple's real life events to stress the facts that homosexuality, despite what some conservatives might say, is not a choice; and that it would be crazy to choose to be homosexual when one comes from the sociocultural milieu where Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed and his husband Qiyaam Jantjies Zahed come from. The author recalls his ardent youth, spiritual asceticism and burning desire. Neither passion nor rigor but both at the same time, a very singular path emerges in the text. It is a history of his contracting HIV-AIDS, before his pilgrimage to Mecca, Umm Al-Qura, the mother of all cities. In a moving scene at the ancient house of God, Ludovic-Mohamed understands that it is possible to conceive of "faith without dogma." For it is said in the Qur'an: "No constraints in religion." Can you be gay and Muslim? This book's message: Of course yes!The author is also the founder of the association HM2F (Homosexual Muslims of France), to sustain Gay Muslims in France. Mr. and Mr. Zahed they are the first gay Muslim couple to have been married publicly in front of an imam. He is now the Founder-Imam of the first European Inclusive Mosque.“What arguments can be put forward to someone who thinks that homosexuality is a sin, something against nature, which should be prosecuted and convicted? What can we say to address the plight of our Muslim gay brothers and lesbian sisters? What can we say to such obvious lack of the most basic feelings and values of Islam, such as compassion, respect for others and a sense of right and wrong? It's time to say that this issue is not a matter of divergent interpretations: it is a basic issue for the survival of Islam as a way of life based on transcendent values, rooted in the depths of the human heart. In this sense, (this book) goes beyond the foregoing issues, to address the issue from the very heart of Islamic spirituality” (Abdennur Prado, Green Book 2012 - http://www.calem.eu/GREEN-BOOKS_against-homophobia-lesbophobia-biphobia-transphobia.html). “Faith without change would be a dead faith, not a living, breathing one, for any living thing that fails to change and grow will die. The challenge facing Islam in the 21st century is whether it will continue to grow and mature and be in the spiritual vanguard as it was when it was first revealed to our beloved Prophet Muhammad ASWS, or whether it will stagnate and become degraded? Will it adapt to changing circumstances and respond to new problems, becoming more egalitarian and more just; or will it continue to be monopolized by often oppressive, homophobic and misogynistic interpretations of what it means to be a Muslim?” (Matthew Simonds, MPV-USA - http://mpvusa.org/).“The Arab Spring was a watershed in the fight against the barrier of silence and repression, which was supported by the Arab peoples, since it is now enjoying a much greater freedom of expression about our claims in all areas that relate to our society. These revolutions have worn slogans of freedom and rejection of repression, oppression and marginalization, and they have fulfilled their goals by breaking this cycle of tyranny that lasted for years... And as long as homosexuals will be an integral part of this society, things will change and we will continue to strive for recognition, justice and peace” (Marwan Bensaid, ASWAT-Morocco - http://aswatmagazine.blogspot.fr/).“I had a retreat with queer Muslims and their allies. Really the sisters and brothers there put more heart and soul into our worship together, I thought, this is what community is all about” (Amina Wadud, 2012 Tawheed Umrah pilgrimage - http://www.calem.eu/Tawheed-Umrah_islamic-pilgrimage-Mecca-Madinah-June2012-Radjab1433_with-Amina-Wadud-&-inclusive-progressive-secular-Muslims.html).

Blissful Marriage

Blissful Marriage
Author: Ekram Beshir
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Families
ISBN: 9781590080191

This text presents guidelines for a happy and successful marriage from an Islamic perspective.