Marriage and Morals in Islam

Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi

ISBN: 0-920675-10-7

Published by the

Islamic Education & Information Centre,
P. O. Box 92190, 2900 Warden Avenue,
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada M1W3Y9


Preface to the First Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

INTRODUCTION

A. Why this book?
B. Sex education.

Chapter One THE WESTERN SEXUAL MORALITY
A. Christian Sexual Morality.
B. The Victorian Era.
C. The Sexual Revolution.

Chapter Two THE ISLAMIC SEXUAL MORALITY (I) ITS FOUNDATION
A. Defining the Islamic View.
1. Marriage is Highly Recommended.
2. Celibacy & Monasticism is Forbidden.
3. Marriage Helps in Spirituality.
B. Defending the Islamic View.
l . Mernissi ' s Views.
(a) Women are considered sexually active in Islam.
(b) Women are a danger to the social order.
(c) There should be no emotional investment in women.
(d) Love should be exclusively devoted to Allah.
2. Al-Ghazali' s Views.
3. Love for God vis-a-vis Love for this World.
C. Criterion of Moral & Immoral.
1 . Regulating Sex by Morality.
2. Islam and Personal Freedom.

Chapter Three THE ISLAMIC SEXUAL MORALITY (II) ITS STRUCTURE
A. The Beginning of Sexual Life.
1. Bulugh & Rushd.
2. What Should the Youths Do?
B. Handling Sexual Urge Before Marriage?
1. Immoral Ways.
(a) Pre-Marital Sex
(b) Masturbation.
(c) Homosexuality
2. Lawful Temporary Ways.
(a) Temporary Abstinence.
(b)Temporary Marriage (Mut'a).
C. Marriage. 1. Whom Can You Marry?
(a) Restrictions based on Relationships.
(b) Restrictions based on Religion.
2. Some Often Asked Questions.
3. The 'Aqd.
4. The Time of Marriage.
(a) When to Marry?
(b) The Wedding Night.
5. Days & Times for Sex.
6. Sexual Techniques.
(a) Foreplay.
(b) Techniques of Foreplay.
(c) Sexual Intercourse.
(d) Anal Intercourse.
(e) Decency and Privacy.

Chapter Four CONTRACEPTIVES & ABORTION.
A. Introduction.
B. When Does Pregnancy Begin?
1 . Criteria of Shar'i Definitions.
2. The Shar'i Pregnancy.
C. The Contraceptives Methods.
D. Abortion.

Chapter Five NEW TECHNIQUES IN HUMAN REPRODUCTION. A. Human Reproduction Techniques.
1. Artificial Insemination by Husband.
2. Artificial Insemination by Donor.
3. In Vitro Fertilization.
4. Other Possibilities in Human Reproduction discussed by Our 'Ulama'.
5.Surrogate Motherhood.

B. Some Ethical Questions.
l. Destroying the Extra Fertilized Ova.
2. Frozen Embryos.
Appendix I: Sources of the Shari'ah.

Appendix II: The Major Ablution: Ghusl Janabat.

Glossary

Bibliography