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The Marriage Covenant In Islam
When a man wants to marry a woman let him say: I abide by the Covenant taken by Allah: 'You will be retained in honour or released in kindness.’ Imam Al-Sadiq (‘a)
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Praise be to Allah, Who creates and disposes, and Who measures and guides. Blessings and peace be upon the one whom Allah has sent as a mercy to the people1. O Allah! send Your blessings upon Prophet Muhammad, and on his pure progeny and on the pious ones among his companions.
During the long period of the age of deviation, suppression and humiliation, the oppressive enemies of Islam spared no arrow in their quiver against the Clear Religion, to weaken the adherence of the sons of Islam to their faith, and to pave the way for intoxicating their thoughts with modern, materialistic, ignorant thinking.
Yet despite all those artfully planned attempts, treacherously devised efforts, and deceptively designed aggressive and destructive methods, the great Islamic thought stands majestically firm today, spurning away the outcome of the Western and Eastern materialistic cultures, and delivering a destructive blow to modern ignorant concepts.
The Youths of the Islamic Ummah, having denied the materialistic monsters any positive foot-hold by their firm belief in Islamic values, are now preparing with all their might, not only to uproot the political, military and economic strategies defending the interests of the disbelievers transgressing our lands, but also to raise the banner of ‘There is no God save Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,’ above every piece and corner of our dissected Islamic land, to unite Muslims and to eagerly carry the Islamic call to the whole world.
'Woman' was one of the means of imperialistic intrigue and wantonness, and a target of the poisonous pens which appeared simultaneously, encouraged by the espionage offices and the dens of sabotage in our Islamic countries, to ruin our pious family and virtuous society.
But today, the Muslim woman proudly stands side by side with the Muslim man, refusing to lead a loose and ignorant life, detesting dissoluteness, and denouncing immorality. She carries the scent of faith and the purity of chastity. She explores the fields of honour and knowledge, and rushes into the arena of purposeful work, so as to continue a free and happy life under the shelter of the great Islamic message.
Al-Balagh Foundation presents this study about “The Muslim Family' to its dear readers and asks Allah to bring the stratagem of the disbelievers to naught, and to support us with His wisdom and guidance so that Islam and peace may prevail all around.
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