There is a hadith narrating that the Messenger of God Muhammad (pbuh) cursed the women practiced tattooing and the women who removed hair from their faces. (Bukhari, Libas, 84; Muslim, Libas, 120) It is a matter of...
WOMEN ACCORDING TO THE QURAN
Are Child Marriages Permissible in Islam?
Infants or young children can not be married according to the Qur’an. It is not enough to reach the age of puberty but the age of maturity (mental development – rushd) for marriage. Marriageable age varies...
Touching and Reciting the Qur’an Without Ablution or Ghusl
The verse in Surah Waqiah is not related to minor or major ablution at all. Let us read these verses together with the previous ones: “I swear by the locations of the stars. And if you could know, it is a great oath...
Fasting of pregnant and nursing women
Pregnant women and nursing mothers are not obliged to fast in Ramadan because of the potential harm to the baby and themselves. Some verses regarding the special condition of pregnant women and nursing mothers are as...
Punishment for Rape
Qur’an determines principles and measures to formulate the punishments for crimes, and then introduces exemplary solutions. Crimes are categorized according to their qualities: towards a person, towards society, towards...
Sex During Pregnancy
There is no evidence that forbids sex during pregnancy. The situations where sex is forbidden are: 1- The menstruation period of women 2- In state of during pilgrimage 3- During fasting in the month of Ramadan[1] 4...
