The Jurisprudence Of Marriage In The Light Of The Quran And The Sunna By Dr Salih Ibn Ghanim Asadlan, Introdution 2.

All praises due to ALLAH and may peace and blessings be upon whom there is no prophet after, on his family, pious predecessors and on those who follow him until the day of judgement.

As to what follows:

There was an era of time when the woman had no stability nor tranquility, she was subdued, oppressed, with no rights or confident will.

The roman husband had the authority to sentence her to death, the Greek husband viewed her just a property of his, the Jew humiliated her considering her an impurity, while the christian was confused whether she is a human being or just a soul, and the ignorant Arab would bury her and be pessimistic about her aura.

After all these trials, tribulations and suffering the woman endured throughout the ages, Islam rises and shines its light on these dark oppressions, establishing the balance of justice and giving the woman her full rights, raising off of her the burden of humiliation, granting her equal status as a human being, giving her qualification to full social and civil rights, protecting her from the misuse of lusts and the trials of enjoying her body in an animalistic fashion, finally making her an effective member and participator in constructing and advancing societies.

From the main pillars of elevating the woman and giving her full rights in Islam, the rights she has upon her husband and the rights her husband has upon her. From these rights, the Mahr (dowry) which is her private possession and her right that is intended to honor, elevate and make her happy. And it doesn't mean that the woman is a merchandise with a price attached to it, on the contrary it is a way to elevate her status and deepen the love and mercy she feels, keeping also in mind the nature of the woman in wanting nice things to be offered to her especially from the person that is soon going to be her life partner.

For all these noble reasons the Mahr (dowry) was prescribed and from its traits, was ease and availability in the society regardless of time and place, but when Iman has grown weak and the practices of customs and traditions has become widely spread, people innovated and introduced matters that have no basis in Islam.

From these innovations, what happens in the stages before the marriage, such as sitting alone without a mahram with the fiancee, the high costs of the mahr (dowry) and wedding expenses that cause social problems and financial hardships that could result in canceling the marriage all together.

From these innovations also, the wasting and extravagance that go on during weddings, the unlawful practices such as music and dancing, and the unislamic customs such as the honeymoon.

The reader will find in this book with the help of ALLAH the almighty, all these matters dealt with from the light of the QURAN and the SUNNA, and the sayings of scholars from the past and present with proofs and clarifications of stronger positions and why they are so.

The book chapters will be as follows:

The mahr (dowry).

The announcement of the neekah (marriage).

The Walima (marriage banquet)

The congratulations for the marriage.

Warning and Treatment.

Etiquette of the night of the wedding.

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Profiles Of Diamonds: The Story Of Meriem (the virgin mary) Part 1.

Over the past 2000 years, there was so much controversy over the personality of meriem (the virgin mary), her life and the birth of her son jesus.

In these series we'll explore her true story and the miraculous birth of her son Issa (may peace and blessings be upon him) from the light of the QURAN and the SUNNA.

ALLAH the almighty has elevated meriem and honored her in a manner that no other mother was ever honored or elevated throughout history, showing the world that when ALLAH wishes a thing he tells it be and it is, subhanallah.

The father of meriem was named Imran, he was a righteous imam from the children of Israel, Imran married Huna which also was a pious worshiper from the children of Israel and she was the daughter of Faqood.

when Huna was advanced in age, one day as she was performing her acts of worship, she noticed a bird feeding its baby, so she wished that she had a child to feed and take care of.

Huna started supplicating to ALLAH to give her a child, soon after that her menstrual cycle came. When she became pure, her husband Imran had marital relations with her and she became pregnant, ALLAH has answered her supplication, Huna was so overwhelmed that ALLAH has given her a child at such an old age, she vowed what's in her womb to ALLAH to be of service to al QODS (jerusalem).

At that time the chidren of Israel only vowed sons to the service of Jerusalem, Huna didn't know that the soon to be born child will be a female....

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Our State Of Affairs !!

Our umma today is a living proof of the prophecy of the messenger of allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) when he said " the nations of the world shall gather around to partake from you in the same manner in which people gather to partake from a plate of food" then the companions asked him " O' messenger of allah is it because we will be only few on that day?" he replied: " no, you will be many but you will be like the scum of the sea".

In the four corners of the world today, we see muslim nations in wars, their lands being occupied, their wealth pillaged, their human rights violated, their religion and way of life being humiliated to the lowest degrees.

What has gotten us to this shameful state of affairs?, what has transformed the most powerful empire in the history of mankind to the most humiliated nation on the face of the earth?