A Guide to Parenting in Islam: Addressing Adolescence

This sequel deals with the normal fruit of marriage: babies. It covers the Islamic regulations relating to a newborn. This includes welcoming the baby, naming it, shaving its hair, circumcising it, and slaughtering the sacrificial ‘aqiqah.

Are you engaged to be married with preconceived notions about this blessed union? Or are you a newly-wed couple for whom the practical reality of marriage is gradually unfolding? Or is your marriage of many years on the rocks due to myriad factors that affect your relationship? Is the behavior of your in-laws or your spouse thwarting your efforts to maintain happiness in marriage? Is your privacy in this relationship being compromised? Traversing the Highs and Lows of Muslim Marriage provides a comprehensive guide to overcome all the tribulations that serve as the stumbling blocks on the road to a happy, loving, supportive and deeply satisfying marital relationship. It provides clear guidelines on how to build a strong and long-lasting marital bond by dealing constructively with any problems along the way. It highlights how Islam emphasizes the need for a harmonious, steadfast and highly loving relationship between a husband and wife and how Islam safeguards their privacy. Transcending the cultural bounds that hinder the smooth transition of couples into married life and abolishing stereotypes, the book offers up-to-date, wide-ranging marital advice based on an impressive amount of carefully compiled and well-presented information based on the Qur’an and the Sunnah. It will prove to be your key towards making marriage a joyful and wonderful experience all the way!