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B. WOMEN ARE A DANGER TO THE SOCIAL ORDER The outcome of the above premise of Mernissi is as follows: Since Islam considers women as sexually more active, therefore, it considres them to be a danger to the social order. After quoting Ghazali that, ...

B. WOMEN ARE A DANGER TO THE SOCIAL ORDER The out...

2. CELIBACY & MONASTICISM IS FORBIDDEN The Islamic point of view about the worldly good things is not negative, rather it says that we should appreciate them as the blessings of God. And Islam is, therefore, totally opposed to monasticism and celiba...

2. CELIBACY & MONASTICISM IS FORBIDDEN The Islami...

Chapter One The Western Sexual Morality "Is sex inherently evil?" A Muslim would be surprised by this question. Such a thought would never cross his mind. But the revelance of this question to Christianity and the Western world will become clear f...

Chapter One The Western Sexual Morality "Is sex...

Marriage & Morals in Islam by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi Preface This book is the result of a need which I sensed after my first three years in Canada. A person in my position is always confronted by people with questions related to their religious a...

Marriage & Morals in Islam by Sayyid Muhammad R...

MANAZILE AKHERAH(THE LAST JOURNEY) Translator's INTRODUCTION 5 CHAPTER -1- THE RETURNING (MA'AD ) 13 1- Is a person's body effected after death? 14 2- Dreams (Ru'ya) 14 3- Death (Maut) 15 4- Separation of the Spirit (Rooh) from the body 1...

MANAZILE AKHERAH(THE LAST JOURNEY) Translator's I...

CHAPTER XII PARADISE (JANNAT') The literal meaning of Jannah' is a green garden, whether in the earth or the heavens. According to the religious interpretation, it is a place which Allah has created for the believers (mo'meneen) and His virtuous sl...

CHAPTER XII PARADISE (JANNAT') The literal meani...

4th. Pass: Fasting (Saum) On the fourth pass people will be questioned regarding fasting. If a person has been fasting in this world, only then shall he be permitted to pass over it easily, otherwise he shall be stopped there. The Holy Prophet (S.A....

4th. Pass: Fasting (Saum) On the fourth pass peop...

CHAPTER IX SPRING OF KAUSAR (HAWZE KAUZAR) The existence of the Spring of Kausar is found in the Qur'an and the traditions, it is the abundance (Khayre Kaseer) which was bestowed on the Prophet (S.A.W.S.). It is quoted in Basaerud Darajat', "Ma'al...

CHAPTER IX SPRING OF KAUSAR (HAWZE KAUZAR) The e...

CHAPTER -VIII- ACCOUNTING (HISAB) Allah says in the Qur'an, "Their reckoning has drawn near to men, and in heedlessness are they turning aside." (Surah al-Ambiya : 1) "And how many a town rebelled against the commandment of it's Lord and His Apost...

CHAPTER -VIII- ACCOUNTING (HISAB) Allah says in ...

Narration's of Good Character (Husne Khalq) Narration: 1 Anas ibne Malik says, that once I was in the presence of the Holy prophet (S.A.W.S) who had worn a Yemeni shawl, the edges of which were shabby and torn. Suddenly a nomad came and pulled H...

Narration's of Good Character (Husne Khalq) Narra...

Those A'mal which prove helpful for the people in Barzakh Allamah Qutubud din Rawandi quotes from Lubbe Labaab' that it is related, that on the night of every friday, the spirits (Rooh) for the dead ones come to the doors of their houses and call...

Those A'mal which prove helpful for the people in ...

CHAPTER III INTERMEDIATE PERIOD (BARZAKH) The state of the body in Barzakh One of the dreaded stages of the Hereafter is `Barzakh'. `Barzakh' literally means a curtain or a separator which lies between two things and does not allow them to meet ea...

CHAPTER III INTERMEDIATE PERIOD (BARZAKH) The st...

ON THE ISLAMIC HIJAB by MURTAZA MUTAHHARI Publisher's Note Translator's Note Editor's Note Introduction The Word 'Hijab' The Real Visage of the Hijab 1. Psychological Tranquility 2. Solidifying the Roots of the Family 3. The Preservance o...

ON THE ISLAMIC HIJAB by MURTAZA MUTAHHARI Publ...

LESSON SEVEN THE ISLAMIC HIJAB - PART V SEEK PERMISSION TO ENTER ON THREE OCCASIONS "O you who believe! Let those your "owned ones" and those of you who have not reached puberty ask your permission (before they came to your presence) at three tim...

LESSON SEVEN THE ISLAMIC HIJAB - PART V SEEK PER...

LESSON SIX THE ISLAMIC HIJAB-PART IV ALLOWABLE EXPEDIENCES AND NON-EXPEDIENCES As a conclusion to our previous discussion, there are two points to be mentioned. One is that the science of the principles of religious jurisprudence has two expressi...

LESSON SIX THE ISLAMIC HIJAB-PART IV ALLOWABLE E...

HEARING THE VOICE OF A NON-MAHRAM WOMAN Another issue is that of hearing the voice of a non mahram woman. Is this forbidden or not? This is clear from the edicts that it is not forbidden as long as it is not for lust or in fear of deviating. There ...

HEARING THE VOICE OF A NON-MAHRAM WOMAN Another ...

IS 'LOOKING' PERMISSIBLE FOR MEN? In this area there are two points to be recognized and separated, at least mentally. One is what is obligatory for women to cover and what is not. If we say that it is not obligatory for women to cover their face an...

IS 'LOOKING' PERMISSIBLE FOR MEN? In this area th...

THE COMMAND TO ANNOUNCE YOUR ENTRANCE TO SOMEONE'S HOUSE Now we will discuss the Quranic verses and after we clarify what traditional commentators have explained about the verses, then with the help of traditions which have been narrated on this to...

THE COMMAND TO ANNOUNCE YOUR ENTRANCE TO SOMEONE'...

THE PSYCHOLOGICAL REASON Some people believe that the hijab and staying at home are based on psychological reasons and that women have had an inferiority complex towards men from the very beginning. This feeling is based on two reasons: one is that ...

THE PSYCHOLOGICAL REASON Some people believe that...

THE SOCIAL REASON Another cause which has been given for the observance of the hijab is the sense of insecurity. They say that the hijab appeared because of the lack of security which had developed. There were times in history when those who had po...

THE SOCIAL REASON Another cause which has been gi...

SOLIDIFYING THE ROOTS OF THE FAMILY There is no doubt that anything which confirms the root of the family and increases the perceptions of marital relations is ( 20 ) good for the family unit. The greatest efforts must be made to have this happen...

SOLIDIFYING THE ROOTS OF THE FAMILY There is no ...