Islam- R&f- Marriage Flashcards
Marriage
Legal union between a man and women (or in some cases two of same sex) as parties in a relationship
Agreed with free will and choose to marry
civil partnership
Legal union of a couple without any religious connotation
Cohabitation
Couple living together and having a sexual relatiohsio without being marred to one another
‘ he who is able to, should marry’
Marriage in contemporary britain
2004- ciivil partnerships
2014- same sex marrige- ireland 2015
No couples married decreeased
Some couples choose to cohabitate
Mulims belief about nature and puropose of marriage
Muslims consider marriage to be the foundation for family life
Hadith- when a person gets married he has completed half of his religion’- people can get married not just for the ceremony but for significance as focus of family life
Religious duty to marry and family focus on values- big weddings- many family members invited
Involvedment of imam and reciting qaran- allah written all fate in advance
M found in farewll sermon that religious requirements apply equally to believeing mena nd women- both right to say no
Love develops within marriage0- not necessariliy before
Husband and wife keep own rights as equal within partenrship under god
Marriage helps people to develop spirituality as prevents them from sining (controls sexuailt) and adds value to acts of worship
Quotes on marriage
Surah- ‘he created spouses from among yourselves for you to live with in tranquility’
‘There is no institution in islam more beloved and dearer [to god] than marriage’ hadith
Love marriage
Couples choose to marry each other
Couple have duty to require approval from their parents
Arranged marriage
Some parents arrnage or assitst in finding suitable partner
Parents know their children well and want to find someone of god character, simlar background and education and same religion
Islam deosnt approve of young men and women socialising without other adults there
Muslim women must marry a muslim and children take faiith of father
Muslim man can marry people of the book
Forced marriage
Should be annuled- strictly against muslim teaching
‘If a man advises his daughtr in marriage while she is adverse to it then such marriage is invalid’- hadith
Same sex marriage
Islam oppose same sex marriage
Ad oppose cohabiltation until decie get married
Are muslim beliefs outdated about marriage
Q teach kind to paents and look after them in old age, achieve happiness, tranquiility and dwell in life
M families to look after and raise children in islam and teach practise and traditions of faith
Are muslim beliefs outdated on marriage- yes
Attitudes based on queran and life m- date 7th century- arabian family lived in extended units and tribal
Influential choice of marital partenrs- role of family or tribe to arrange- people live diff today
Arabia- muslim belief outdated
Muslims change attityude towards role of women
But- khadijah chose m- promoote freedom to choose on partner- so should give children more freedom on who to marry
References to hadith and may be interpreted in diff ways by religious leader- diff tattitudes tehmselves-
Muslim beliefs not outdated on marriage
Attitudes bsed on sunnah- no prophet came after
If m change their attitude to messages of prophets and practises- may lose their faith
Necessary for children to find faith0- follow lives correctly- if not muslims without guidence- may choose qdiff life with no religious influence
Society as a whole accept plurality- toelrance and respect for traditional muslicms also
divorce
Legal ending of a marriage
Remarriage
Somemarry again while former spouse is still aliev
Reasons for divorce
Most common- adultery
Also people can change- grow apart or fall aprt
One partenr may fall ill, disabled or become addicted to gambling, alcohol, drugs
Work and money problems wear people down
Inability to have children
Religious and non religious approach towards divorce
All religions believe marriage is for life, but recognise some marriages break down- try to balance ethical arguments between sanctity of their marriage values and compassion for people whoes marriage broken down
Many would say promised made before god sacred and never be broken
Other say some circumstances when more compassionate to allow divorce
All religions try to help couples that are having [prblems- eeg. Offering counseeling, prayer, support of community
Most non-religiojs accept divorce and remarriage from practical pov
Utilitarian position- if divorce caused least harm in situation- morally right
Athiests and humanists- didnt believe moral promises made before god- up to couple to decide on future of their relationship
Main priority of religious and non religous people is wellbeing of any children involved
Muslim teaching about divroce and remmairage
Allow divorce as last resort- but hateful to god- hadith
Quara gaurentees right of both men and women to divroec- m married a divroced women
But quran encouraged couple to try to reconcile their diff by allow a member of each partners family to help bring back together0 if fail- divorce process
Process of musilm divorce e
Man must eclare to wife verbally or in writing
Couple must wait 3 months - iddah- live together , no sex, to ensure not pregnant- if so wait
Wife can apply to court to forece her husband to issue the divroce
Divroce is granted- wife must repay marriaege gift, husband still has responsibility for supporting his children
Legally divorce requirements
If want religious divorce- go to shariah council in wembly middlesex or local mosque r community centre
Quotes on divorce and remarriage
‘When any of you intend to divroce women, do so at a time when their prescribed waiting period can properly start…if you are in doubt, the period of waiting shall be 3 months’ quaran
‘Divorced women should also have maintenance as is considered fair, this is a duty for those who are mindful of god’
Wedding ceremony
During the nikah a sermon delivered by the imam is likely to remind the couple of the significance, purpose and value of a marriage according to Islamic teachings. Readings from the Qur’an will enforce this.
Muhammed advice on wedding
recommended having fun and enjoyment in celebration such as a marriage so after the nikah a wedding party called Walimah will take place with family and friends.
