Marital Bliss... the Islamic Way

Marital Bliss… The Islamic Way

Saturday, 18^th October 2014

Islamic Centre, Sheetal Tower

In a world shattered by household strife, JIH Mira Road held a special lecture tonight on ‘Marital Issues and their Islamic Solutions’ so that we may spend our married lives as per the guidance of the Qur’an and Sunnah.

The program started with the recitation of the 34^th and 35^th ayaat of Surah Nisa which speaks on the ways and means by which marital discord can be solved in an effective manner.

Thereafter, the speaker for the evening, eminent Islamic scholar, Janab Rashid Khan was invited to the dais to share his study on tonight’s subject.

Rashid sahab began by stating that a family is the basic unit of society and juxtaposed it with the dilapidating western society where the concept of family has been eroded since the Industrial Revolution of the 18^th Century. Men and women both have their rights and responsibilities in Islam and while the husband is supposed to look after the earning part, the wife is supposed to look after the domestic affairs of the family.

The purposes of marriage, as enshrined in Islam are:

1.     To safeguard and protect the honour and chastity of men and women.

2.     To make the people pious.

3.     To instill love and affection and provide peace and security to the couple.

4.     To establish the limits set by Allah.

Thus, if the marriage transgresses upon the limits of Allah, it better be dissolved.

Speaking on the rights that Islam guarantees every wife, he said that wives are entitled to:

1.     Meher (dowry paid by the groom)

2.     Food and clothing as per the groom’s capacity and standard of living.

3.     A separate house or at least a separate room to give her privacy.

4.     A good treatment by the husband.

5.     An oppression-free environment.

6.     Justice between multiple wives.

7.     Khula (right to initiate legal separation)

As for the dissolution of marriage, it is a very elongated procedure if the Qur’anic principles are abided by in letter and spirit. Various intermediary steps including abstinence (ila) have been put forth to save the marriage. But at the same time, the exit-way of divorce has been kept open to save the couple from suffocating in a broken-down relationship.

After a brief question and answer session, the program concluded on a dua asking Allah to help us benefit from the enlightening lecture, inculcate Islamic guidance in our lives and spread the good word among our fellowmen.

The entire lecture can be viewed on www.youtube.com/jihmiraroad