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Sanctity of nikah

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Assalamoalaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatahu Marriage is an institution in itself. The idea of family that humans have accepted and adopted since times immemo­rial is directly the product of this institution of marriage. It provides humans with an organized way of running life and also con­structs social dealings and behaviours in many ways. Islam bestows mankind with the concept of Nikah and there are different schools of thought in Muslims who hold their views regarding marriage and its rel­evance in the current times. They all have their own perspectives in identifying its importance and the solutions which can help in solving the modern riddle of social dynamics in which marriage plays an es­sential role. Islam is the only religion in which marriage is done as a contract which becomes binding on both the sexes until they decide to break it given the situation and circumstances. The essence of marriage is to provide with and maintain individual as well as social tranquillity an...

Marriage in Islam

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In Islam, marriage is a blessed contract between a man and a woman, in which each becomes “permitted” to the other, and they begin the long journey of life in a spirit of love, cooperation, harmony and tolerance, where each feels at ease with the other, and finds tranquility, contentment and comfort in the company of the other. The Quran has described this relationship between men and women, which brings love, harmony, trust and compassion, in the most moving and eloquent terms: " And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that you may dwell in tranquillity with them, and He has put love and mercy between your [hearts]." [Ar-Rum 30:21]   This is the strongest of bonds , in which Allah ta'ala unites the two Muslim partners, who come together on the basis of love, understanding, co-operation and mutual advice, and establish a Muslim family in which children will live and grow up, and they will develop the good character...