Lawful Wives or Unlawful Girlfriends

Kindness to Parents is a very enlightening booklet by Abdul Malik Al-Qasim. He has collected several stories and narrations that demonstrate the Birr (being dutiful) and kindness to our righteous Salaf towards their parents’ needs and necessities, in obedience to Allah’s worship in sincerity. He refers from the Noble Qur’an that a man is never allowed to say ‘Uff” (fie) if he smells a bad order coming from his parents or one of them.

The author has exposed shortcomings and errors of many among us who don not preserve the rights of their parents.

In present era we are facing lot of questions:
• What is status of women in Islam?
• Who is superior – man or women?
• What does Islam say about inter-religious marriages, man’s treatment towards his wife and privacy in homes?
• What does Islam say about dress, veil, clothing and ornaments, perfumes and the wisdom of banning gold and silk for men?
This beginner’s guide to Islam answers all such questions.

CONTENTS:

Part 1: Worldview and Civilization

1. Culture and civilization: A review of concepts (Suleiman M. H. Boayo)

2. The question of development in Islam: Revitalising the role of worldview & civilizational vision (Abdelaziz Berghout)

3. Urbanization & resources sustainability: lessons from Maqasid al-shariah (Abubakr Imam Ali-Agan & Muhammad Bello Ibrahim)

4. Defining moderation & extremism in the light of the Qur’an and Sunnah (Jamal Ahmed Badi)

5. The Islamic Worldview on the preservation and restoration of mental health (Abdul Latif Abdul Razak)

Part 2: Ethics and Religion

1. The role of religion in shaping moral character: Islamic & catholic perspectives (Fatmir Mehdi Shehu)

2. Media audience ethics in Islam and Christianity (Abdul Kabir Hussain Solihu)

3. Voluntarism: An Islamic Perspective (Kabuye Uthman Sulaiman)

4. Servant leadership in Islam (Abdul Raufu Ambali, Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar, Jasmine Ahmad & Zahra Tariq)

5. Islamic Perspective of suicide attack: concepts, causes and effects (Md. Yousuf Ali)

6. Euthanasia: An Islamic Perspective (Mohammad Manzoor Malik)

This work is a translation of Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Baz’s book ‘Ad-Duroos Al-Muhimmah li-Ammatil-Ummah.’ It contains concise lessons that explain the fundamental teachings of Islam. This book covers a wide range of basic information such as the meaning of Tawhid (Islamic monotheism), the categories and implications of Shirk (polytheism), the regulations of prayer, and Islamic morals and manners. As the title implies, these are truly essential lessons for everyone who is concerned with the correctness of his Islamic beliefs and acts of worship.