Women must fast in Ramadan just like everybody else does, even though they are on their monthly periods. According to verse 187 in chapter Baqarah in the Quran, things that break a fast are eating, drinking, and sexual...
WOMEN ACCORDING TO THE QURAN
Eyebrow Plucking or Threading
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...
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...
