Women and Family Books

This is a new, fully-revised edition of Huda Khattab s discussion of important women s issues in Islam. It examines several controversial topics such as domestic violence, female genital mutilation, polygyny and the failure to educate women and girls, and points out the divergence between Islamic teaching...

Polygamy is the Muslim practice most frequently and severely maligned by Westerners and modernist Muslims. This book can be read with profit by all unprejudiced readers who wish to know its justification and rationale. One of the greatest contrasts between Islam and the West is their conflicting concepts...

Home is the place where you and your family spend most of your time together. Therefore, a Muslim home should be a decent and comfortable residence which nurtures the Muslim family. In order to be so, your home life must be based on intimacy, love, sincerity, truthfulness, honesty and the like. All these...

There is a disturbingly prevalent notion that Islam is oppressive against women. On the contrary, women are highly respected and enjoy a dignified role within Islamic culture. This book explores why there is a gap between reality and popular perceptions and draws upon the experiences some young Muslimahs....

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...

A Dictionary of Muslim Names A book of Islamic names derived from Quran, Ahadith, Seerah and history with meanings and pronnunciations.

In A Guide to Male-Female Interaction in Islam , Dr. Hatem Al-Haj tackles some of the most often asked questions about free mixing and intermingling between men and women in Islam, including: are Muslim men allowed to interact with female students, and vice versa, in a virtual classroom? Can a Muslim...

Addressing Adolescence is a parent-to-parent handbook outlining how to tackle the challenges of parenting adolescents within an Islamic ethos ina pluralist society. It cover: - the unique nature of an adolescent and how this differs from younger children; - possible problems that young people today may...

Our children are the greatest assets that Allah has entrusted us with. We owe it to Allah and to our children, therefore, to invest our time and efforts into being the best parents we can be. Cherishing Childhood is a parent-to-parent handbook that outlines how to tackle the challenges (and reap the...

It was certainly from the guidance of the Messenger of Allaah to specifically address the women with admonishments and reminders, just as is found in al-Bukhari on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas: "The Messenger of Allaah exited, prayed and then delivered a sermon. Then, he approached the women, admonished...

An excellent book discussing the foundation of an Islamic household. The author addresses issues that are relevant to the majority of the Muslims, such as the importance of choosing a righteous spouse, disciplining your wife and children, making your home a place for the remembrance of Allah, spreading...

Allāh the Most High Said: And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents... 17:23 After Allāh Almighty, there is none who has realised a greater favour to any person than one s own parents. His mother bore him in extreme difficulty and went through great...