marriage and family test module 2 islam

Question 1

What are the purposes of marriage?

Answer 1

To bring a man and women together to have children. To share love, companionship and sex, which is Allah’s intentions for humans, to create a family and strengthen society.

Question 2

What is the quote about marriage in the surah?

Answer 2

“marry those among you who are single”

Question 3

What are Muslim beliefs about marriage?

Answer 3

intended to be for life, help their children to find the right partner (arranged marriages), women are expected to marry within the Islamic faith to raise their children as Muslim.

Question 4

What are other muslim beliefs about marriage?

Answer 4

Muslim man can marry outside Islam as the children are expected to follow the faith of the father, seen as a legal contract, men can have up to 4 wives, women can have 1 husband, Islam encourages marriage as it follows the example of Muhammad, Allah is thought to create man and women for each other.

Question 5

What is cohabitation?

Answer 5

couples live together while not being married. This is unacceptable in Islam and would’t cohabit, traditional views of members of the oppistate sex meeting prior to marriage, women would be chaperoned by a member of her family.

Question 6

What are humanist attitudes to marriage?

Answer 6

Have a separate ceremony to show commitment, happily live in cohabitation.

Question 7

What are Muslim attitudes to sexual relationships?

Answer 7

should only take place in the correct context of marriage, most important part of marriage as it is a bond between the couple opportunity to start a family.

Question 8

What are Islamic teachings about sexual relationships?

Answer 8

sex is act of worship has purpose of procreation, what Allah intended believe will be rewarded for it, sex fulfils physical, spiritual and emotional needs, gift from Allah so couples can procreate, only take place within marriage duty of each partner to fulfil the other’s sexual needs.

Question 9

What are Islamic views on adultery and homosexuality?

Answer 9

adultery is forbidden strict rules for men and women and strict punishments for adulterers, homosexuality is forbidden some Muslim countries punishable by death.

Question 10

What are Muslim teachings about family?

Answer 10

where religious activities take place, parents have responsibility to raise children as Muslims, foundation of Muslim community, children are taught to show love kindness, mercy, compassion to members of family provides healthy and loving environment for children, first level of community in Islam.

Question 11

What is a traditional Muslim family like?

Answer 11

extended family to care for young and old. Some live in nuclear families because issues eg. migration make it impossible to keep everyone together. Muslims in Western countries get used to nuclear families they prefer traditional family structures.

Question 12

What support is there for families within the mosque/ ummah?

Answer 12

Go to the mosque as a family or pray together at home, celebrate events e.g. Bismillah, weddings as a family with Muslims from their local community, parenting classes prepare parents for children gain help and support, mosques run madrassah-mosque schools attend to learn more about Islam and role within their family, provide counselling for struggling families turn to extended families for support as parents of couples are involved in arranging marriage.

Question 13

What is the quote for support in Islam?

Answer 13

“And hold fast, all of you together, to the cable of Allah, and do not separate” in the Surah.

Question 14

What are divergent understandings of the ummah?

Answer 14

Support shown by ummah to their families is vital. Helps them unite and strengthen bond in ummah, today some Muslims feel can support from other places eg. social systems in place in society, in West must be balanced with idea of ‘fitting into society’. Some Muslims don’t need support from ummah as their family or local community is sufficient.

Question 15

What is the quote for contraception?

Answer 15

“We used to practice coitus interrupts during the lifetime of Allah’s Apostle while the Qur’an was being revealed”(Sahih al-Bukhari)

Question 16

What is the quote against contraception?

Answer 16

“What is your opinion about coitus interruptus?”‘the prophet said’,”Do you really do that? It is better for you not to do it. No soul that which Allah has destined to exist , but surely come into existence.”(Sahih al-Bukhari)

Question 17

What are the cases where contraception is allowed?

Answer 17

preserve life of mother, if her life would be under threat if got pregnant again. Protect current well-being of family unit if another child would put too much strain on the family in terms of money or support. Plan to have family using non-permanent methods because still allows for procreation in future.

Question 18

What are the cases where contraception is not allowed?

Answer 18

only natural methods are allowed- many Muslims feel this is what sources of authority promote, no possibility of procreation-purpose of sexual relationships, if permanent methods are used, some methods considered early abortion, therefore infantile, Allah intended for humans to have children contraception prevents it.

Question 19

Is planning a family a reason to use contraception in Islam

Answer 19

Some say yes others don’t

Question 20

If their lifestyle not compatible with having children a reason to use contraception?

Answer 20

Yes if child would put strain on current family unit

Question 21

Safe from STIs a reason to use contraception?

Answer 21

Shouldn’t be issue as Muslims don’t believe in sex outside marrige

Question 22

Avoid genetic disorders being carried on a reason to use contraception?

Answer 22

Most say yes.

Question 23

What must the husbandsay on 3 times for divorce?

Answer 23

‘I divorce you’

Question 24

What happens in the 3 month period (iddah)?

Answer 24

The couple live together but don’t have sex

Question 25

Why is there a 3 month waiting period?

Answer 25

It gives Muslims time to reconcile and Allah will forgive them. The couple must wait to ensure the woman isn’t pregnent.

Question 26

How many months is it before couple can divorce if they wifh?

Answer 26

4 months

Question 27

What is the quote for the 4 month waiting period?

Answer 27

“…if they return, verily, Allah if Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful”Surah
“…it is not lawful for them to conceal what Alah has created in their wombs”Surah
“And if they decide on divorce - then indeed Allah is Hearing and Knowing”Surah Sunni Muslims don’t need a witness to the husband declaring his intention to divorce, whereas Shi’a Muslims do

Question 28

Who may be involved in trying to resolve their issues?

Answer 28

The extended family and the local community

Question 29

When can divorce be accepted as a last resort?

Answer 29

It is a contract in Islam so can be divorced, Qur’an allows divorce and gives guidlines, be better for children to avoid anger and bitterness, shari’ah law permits divorce.

Question 30

In what cases is divorce not allowed?

Answer 30

Muhammad didn’t divorce, Muslims want to follow his example, it damages family unit and stability of society, marrige contract (nikah) shouldn’t be broken

Question 31

Is it easier for a man or a woman to obtain a divorce?

Answer 31

A man

Question 32

Why is it easier for a man to get a divorce?

Answer 32

A woman needs the consent of her husband.

Question 33

What are the quotes for sexual relationships?

Answer 33

“When a husband and wife share intimacy it is rewarded, and a blessing from Allah; just as they would be punished if they had engaged in illicit sex” (Hadith)
“Nor come nigh to adultery :for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils).” (Surah 17:32).

Question 34

What are Muslim beliefs and attitudes to divorce?

Answer 34

is allowed, believe is detestable-hated by Allah (disrespectful to him and gift of marriage). Given in guidelines and sources of authority, most Muslims believe intended for life as is contract, when couple try to reconcile, community and family expected to help.

Question 35

What is the quote for families?

Answer 35

“And We have enjoined upon man, to his parents good treatment. His mother carried him with hardship and gave birth to him with hardship and his gestation and weaning [period] is thirty months. [He grows] until, when he reaches maturity.” (Surah 46:15).

Question 36

What are the role of men?

Answer 36

seen as protectors of women, provide for family, help raise children as good Muslims.

Question 37

What is the role for women?

Answer 37

expected to help raise children as good Muslims, are free to work and have career; if they wish, have to have children, expected to look after home.

Question 38

What is the quote for roles in family?

Answer 38

“Abu Huraira narrated The Prophet (saw) said, ‘The righteous among the women of Quraish and those who are kind to their young ones and who look after their husband’s property.’” (Surah al-Bukhari 64:278).

Question 39

What is the quote for equality?

Answer 39

“O Mankind! Be careful of your duty to your Lord Who created you from a single soul and from it created its mate and from them twain hath spread abroad a multitude of men and women” (Surah 4:1)
Quote for roles complementing each other: “All people are equal… as the teeth of a comb” (Hadith.)

Question 40

What were rights of women given by Muhammad?

Answer 40

right to own property, right for women to divorce husbands, improvements in provision and education.

Question 41

What are Muslim attitudes to gender discrimination?

Answer 41

everyone created by Allah-equal, men and women be treated equally and judged in same way by Allah after death. Both expected to marry and have same rights in terms of religion and education. But have different roles and responsibilities.

Question 42

What is the quote for equality between men and women?

Answer 42

“For Muslim men and women-for believing men and women, for devout men and women, for true men and women, for men and women who are patient and constant, for men and women who are humble themselves, for men and women who give to Charity, for men and women who fast (and deny themselves), for men and women who guard their chastity and for men and women who engage much in Allah’s praise-for them has Allah prepared forgiveness and great reward.”(Surah 33:55)

Question 43

How is gender equality in action

Answer 43

Malala Yousafzai stood up to Taliban for equality in education, nadiya Hussain won bake off- raised importance of gender equality, mosque initiative campaigns for equality in prayer. Sisters in Islam work to empower women with voice to challenge mistreatment and discrimination(gender), challenge laws-that make women look inferior e.g. polygamy; child marriage; dress in Islam; violence against women.