Important Lessons for Muslim Women (Muslim marriage, divorce and more)

About This Book

Seeking knowledge is a duty on every Muslim, man or woman, though what each person needs to learn depends on their circumstances. Many women find it hard to attend classes or ask scholars directly, and this book was prepared with that difficulty in mind.

Important Lessons for Muslim Women brings together the knowledge a woman needs in matters of belief, acts of worship, and purification, along with marriage, divorce, and other issues specific to women. It gives a woman a single reference she can consult at home for the rulings that affect her daily life.

What's Inside

• The religious knowledge a Muslim woman may need
• Individual obligations (fard 'ayn) and communal obligations
• Etiquette of married life and the rights of the husband
• Rulings on marriage proposals, marriage, and the conditions for a valid marriage contract
• Rulings on khula' (separation) and the fiqh of divorce (talaq)
• Issues specific to women in prayer and other acts of worship
• General matters of faith and practice
• Practicing modesty

Who It's For

• Muslim women who want a home reference on rulings that concern them
• Women preparing for marriage
• New Muslim women learning the basics of worship and purification
• Teachers of sisters' classes