Marriage and the Family - KEY WORDS Flashcards
Living together without being married
Cohabitation
Nikah
Marriage contract
Sex where one or both of those involved are already married to someone else
Adultery
Sexual relations between two people of the same sex
Homosexuality
Premarital Sex
A sexual relationship before marriage occurs
Blended family
Two families uniting together when parents meet new partners
Nuclear family
Mother, father and children living together as one unit
When a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth for a couple who are unable to have children
Surrogacy
Community of muslims in the world
Ummah
Adhan
Call to prayer
Aqiqah
A ceremony marking the birth of a new born
Khitan
Male circumcision
Shari’ah
Islamic legal system based on Muslim scholars’ understanding of the Qur’an, Sunnah and the Hadith
Coitus Interruptus
When the penis is removed from the vagina before ejaculation
The deliberate prevention of pregnancy
Contraception
Family Planning
When a couple considers whether or not to have a child
Situation Ethics
The idea that people should base moral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do
When it is declared that marriage was never valid
Annulment
Legally ending a marriage
Divorce
Marrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage
Remarriage
Gender Prejudice
Believing that one gender is superior or inferior to the other
Gender Discrimination
Actively treating people more or less favourably because of their gender
