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Lawful
Wives Or Unlawful Girlfriends: Polygamy
By
Khashi Haqqi
Paperback 165 Pages
Published by Al-Firdous, London UK
One
of the religious issues that has attracted different opinions and is still under
discussion nowadays is the issue of polygamy in Islam and the obvious questions
that it involves, such as the wisdom behind polygamy and whether it agrees with
the modem ideology and the necessities of the modem time, and most
importantly the wives of the Prophet.
However,
the reader will soon find out that all the problems that have been discussed and
which have caused much pain and sufferance are only caused by the alienation
of modern man from Allah's Guidance and Course.
Modern man has taken the wrong path and followed the man-made laws and western
principles; or more precisely, he has embraced the western ethics, values and
way of life instead of Allah's laws and Islamic principles. 'This leads modern
man to look at polygamy as a strange thing and an unusual practice, whereas
having different girlfriends becomes normal and acceptable
(from the Introduction)
Sex is divinely ordained instinct.
The obvious main purpose is propagation of the species. It also provides
pleasure and companionship during the course of worldly life.
But this instinct like the instinct of Survival has the potential to
corrupt human society. Islam therefore confines it to the privacy of a
society-approved marriage between a male and a female. And as one of the
measures to protect society from the bad effects of unbridled sex.
Muslim Women:
A Biographical Dictionary
By Aisha
Bewley
Pages: 221 Paperback
Description from the publisher:
Islam has always provided an incredibly flexible environment in which women may
flourish and achieve their true potential. Looking back to the time of the
Prophet, may Allah (swt) bless him and grant him peace, women were extremely
active in all areas of life. The negative stereotype of the role of Muslim
women, which is often trumpeted in the media, stems from ignorance of the
reality of the position of women in Islam. This dictionary is a comprehensive
reference source of women throughout Islamic history from the first century A.H.
to roughly the middle of the thirteenth century A.H. A perusal of the entries
shows that Muslim women have been successful as, for example, scholars and
businesswomen as well as fulfilling their roles as wives and mothers for the
past fourteen centuries. In an age when limiting perspectives have come to be
the norm, this is a most timely work.
Aisha Abdurrahman at-Tarjumana Bewley is one of today's most prolific
translators of classical Arabic works into English. She is not only learned in
the Arabic language but also well-versed in the basic meanings and nature of the
teachings and history of Islam. Being herself a Muslim, her knowledge is born of
experience and direct transmission, not simply academic theory and learning by
rote. For more than twenty-five years she has been concerned with making the
contents of many classical works in Arabic more accessible to English-speaking
readers for the first time, including Al-Muwatta' of Imam Malik (Madinah Press,
1991) and the Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd, published as The Women of Madina (Taha
Publishers, 1995) and The Men of Madina I and II (TaHa Publishers, 1997 and
2000).
Polygamy in Islaam
By Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips & Jameelah Jones
Pages: 100 Binding: Paperback
'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 of relations between the sexes. Indeed, the very first question a
Muslim convert is confronted with by an American or European is ‘Why does
Islam allow four wives?’ This book...replies straightforwardly to that
question and much more.
The authors describe all the most important characteristics of marriage in
Islam, pointing out that the Western notions of sex equality and romantic
premarital ‘love’ are not necessary in Islamic marriage based on piety and
the commitment on the part of both parents to win the pleasure of Almighty
Allah.'
This book contains basic guides for anyone interested in
understanding the rights and obligations of males and females in Islamic plural
marriage. The guidelines have been drawn from the Quran, Hadith and opinions of
Islamic scholars.
Dr Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips was
born in Jamaica, but grew up in Canada, where he accepted Islam in 1972. He
completed a diploma in Arabic and a B.A. from the College of Islamic Disciplines
(Usool ad-Deen) at the Islamic University of Madeenah in 1979. At the University
of Riyadh, College of Education, he completed a M.A. in Islamic Theology in
1985, and in the department of Islamic Studies at the University of Wales, he
completed a Ph.D. in Islamic Theology in 1994.
Abu Ameenah taught Islamic
Education and Arabic in private schools in Riyadh for over ten years and for
three years he lectured M.Ed. students in the Islamic Studies department of
Shariff Kabunsuan Islamic University in Cotobato City, Mindanao, Philippines.
Since 1994 he has founded and directed the Islamic Information Center in Dubai,
United Arab Emirates (which is now known as Discover Islam) and the Foreign
Literature Department of Dar al Fatah Islamic Press in Sharjah, UAE. Presently,
he is a lecturer of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the American University in
Dubai and Ajman University in Ajman, UAE.
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