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<body text="#000000" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> <A name=Top> <CENTER> <H1><font face="Tahoma"><IMG height=239 src="logo.gif" width=372 border=0></font></H1> <H1><FONT face="Tahoma">Mutah Matchmaker</FONT></H1> </CENTER></A> <p></p> <p> </p> <p> <font face="Tahoma">English | <a target="_self" href="dutch/dutchindex.htm">Dutch</a>| <a href="urdu/urduindex.htm">Urdu</a> | <a href="arabic/arabicindex.htm">Arabic</a> | <a href="persian/persianindex.htm">Persian</a> |</font></p> <HR color="#9966FF"> <div align="center"> <center> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </center> <A name=Chat> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">Mutah Chat 1 </FONT></U></H2> </a> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma">That's right, Mutah Chat is back. Please use it responsibly. Let all your single friends know that they could meet a like minded Mutah partner here.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma">If the first chat room is quiet stay logged in and then log into the second chat room and talk to people from across the web on the second chat room while waiting for more Mutah.com chatters to arrive. </FONT></P> <p align="left"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </p> <div align="left"> <table width="51%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="3%" valign="top"> <div align="left"> <iframe src='http://chat.parachat.com/roam/login.html?room=BollywoodChatroom&width=600&height=500&fg=FFFFFF&lang=en' framespacing='0' frameborder='no' scrolling='no' width='600' height='500'> <p align="left">You do not have iframes enabled to see the Bollywood Chat Room. <a href="http://direct.parachat.com/iframe.html">More Info</a></p> </iframe> </div> </td> <td width="97%" valign="top"><div align="left"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <br> <br> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div></td> </tr> </table></div> </div> <H2 align=left> </H2><A name=How> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">How Do I Do Mutah?</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="how_do_i_do_mutah.htm">The Mutah Contract Procedure</A> </B>A step by step guide to entering a Mutah.</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <HR color="#9966FF"> <H2 align=left> </H2><A name=Literature> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">Mutah Literature</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma">Here you will find a gradually growing list of articles, books, selected chapters, and personal accounts, on the issues of Mutah, and relationships. We will also have literature on youth, society and other related matters. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma">Please scroll down and click on the title that interests you. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma">You can also find rulings on these issues in the <A href="home.htm#Law">Marriage Law</A> section.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma">If you would like information on Nikah marriage and related topics please visit our sister site <A href="http://www.nikahmarriage.com/">NikahMarriage.com</A>.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma">Inshallah, we will be updating the website with new literature and links regularly, so please visit us often. </FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=Intro> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">Introduction To Mutah In Islam</FONT></U></H2> <P align=left> </P></A> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="seeking_the_straight_path.htm#Mutah" target=_blank><B>Temporary Marriage</B></A> From <A href="seeking_the_straight_path.htm" target=_blank>Seeking the Straight Path: Reflections Of a New Muslim</A> by Diana Masooma Beatty.  Written by a revert Sister currently residing in the United States. It's a very nice read. After clicking on the above link, please click on subject heading you want to skip to from the Table of Contents. The section on Mutah is a good introduction to the topic, particularly from the convert's point of view.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="fixedtimemarriage.htm#Mutah1">Fixed-Time Marriage (1)</A> </B>From the Chapter <A href="fixedtimemarriage.htm">Fixed-Time Marriage</A> in <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/WomanRights/index.html" target=_blank>Woman And Her Rights </A>by Shaheed, Allamah Murtaza Mutahheri. (See below for more details about this book.)</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="mutahsayyedhosseinnasr.htm" target=_blank><B>Mutah Or Temporary Marriage</B></A> Appendix from the book Shia by 'Allamah Tabatabai and Sayyed Hossein Nasr. This is a brief introduction to Mutah in Islam.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="essenceofmutah.htm#Essence" target=_blank>The Essence Of This Marriage</A> </B>From Chapter 4: <A href="essenceofmutah.htm" target=_blank>The Marriage Of Mutah</A> from the book Questions On Jurisprudence (Masa'il Fiqhiyya) by 'Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi. This is a scholarly description of what Mutah is and briefly covers the arguments for and against its validity.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/al-serat/muta/" target=_blank><B>Temporary Marriage (Mutah) In Islamic Law</B></A> By Sachiko Murata. This book is a very good source of information. The legal similarities and differences between Nikah marriage and Mutah are made clear. However, the use of language in some of the quotes from certain scholars of the past, can sometimes be rather offensive and damaging to the concept of Mutah. However, whether this book has damaged its image or not is debatable. It is an academic work where the author has described the views of different scholars on Mutah.</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=Society> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma"> Mutah & Society</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="fixedtimemarriage.htm"><B>Fixed-Time Marriage</B></A> This is a fantastic chapter taken from the excellent book <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/WomanRights/index.html" target=_blank>Woman And Her Rights </A>by the famous, and greatly missed Shaheed, Allamah Murtaza Mutahheri. Unlike most other works on the topic, this work concentrates on the social aspects of present day societies and Mutah. Definitely worth a read. It is a translation of the Persian book Nizam-e-Huqooq-e-Zan Dar Islam. An excellent social, psychological and philosophical analysis of many issues related to Women, family, Nikah, Mutah, Polygamy, Divorce . . . From <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/" target=_blank>http://www.al-islam.org/</A> </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/m_morals/chap3.htm#anchor445266">Handling Sexual Urge Before Marriage? Temporary Marriage (Mutah)</A> </B>from <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/m_morals/index.htm" target=_blank>Marriage And Morals In Islam</A> By Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi. This book is known amongst many circles as the "Pink" book. It's a very open and frank book about topics generally considered taboo subjects. This section briefly describes how Mutah can be a temporary option for those who are unable to marry in Nikah.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.islamic-paths.org/Home/English/Sects/Shiite/Chapter_6a_Part07.htm#Temporary%20Marriage%20in%20Islam%20(Part%207%20of%208)" target=_blank>The Necessities And The Advantages Of Mutah</A> </B>This is from Chapter 6a: <A href="http://www.islamic-paths.org/Home/English/Sects/Shiite/Chapter_6a_Part01.htm">Temporary Marriage In Islam</A> of the extensive <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/">"A Shi'ite Encyclopedia"</A>. Edited by Vahid J. Majd and Ali Abbas. (You may need to scroll down the page.)</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://home.swipnet.se/islam/articles/Temp.Marriage.htm" target=_blank><B>Temporary Marriages</B></A> This is Chapter 5 in Western Civilization Through Muslim Eyes by Sayyid Mujtaba Rukni Musawi Lari. This is a very excellent piece by the learned scholar, looking at Mutah within the context of Western life. It shows how Mutah was introduced by the Holy Prophet (saw) in order to wipe out prostitution and other forms of illicit relationships from society. Definitely worth a read.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="adolescencefadlullah.htm#Mutah" target=_blank>Temporary Marriage And Registered Sexual Activity</A> </B>From the chapter <A href="adolescencefadlullah.htm">Themes II - Our Youth...The Essential Model</A> of the book <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/worldyouth/">World Of Our Youth</A> by Ayatullah al-Udhma al-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlullah. In this section the author shows how Mutah can be considered by the youth as an alternative to <A href="adolescencefadlullah.htm#Early">Early Marriage</A> (which is halal and encouraged in Islam) and <A href="adolescencefadlullah.htm#Masturbation">Masturbation</A> (which is haram in Islam but widely practiced). Also discussed: <A href="adolescencefadlullah.htm#IslamicPerspective">Adolescence</A>, <A href="adolescencefadlullah.htm#Norms">Sex Education</A>, <A href="adolescencefadlullah.htm#Islam">Love In Islam</A>. Generally the whole <A href="adolescencefadlullah.htm">chapter</A> and the whole <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/worldyouth/">book</A> is worth a read.</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <H3 align=left> </H3><A name=Quran> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma"> Mutah In The Qur'an</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.mahdi.org.uk/~quran/html/ayat-pages/004-nisa-pages/nisa-082-1.htm">4:24 Arabic Text & Recitation</A> </B>The Arabic text of the verse on Mutah in the Qur'an.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B> <a href="radnisa24.wav">Surah Nisa Verse 24</a> </B>(.wav file) The Qur'anic verse on Mutah recited in Arabic. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.al-shia.com/html/eng/books/quran/holy-quran/4.htm#004.024">4:24 English Translation</A> </B>Translation of the verse on Mutah in English by Yusuf Ali, Pikthal, & Shakir.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="almizan4-24.htm#Mutah">Commentary (4:24): "Then as to such of them with whom you have Mutah, give them their dowries as appointed" </A></B> From <A href="almizan4-24.htm">Holy Qur'an: Surah an-Nisa (Chapter The Women): Verses 23-28</A> which is a selection from Al-Mizan Volume 8. By al-Allamah as-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabatabai. This is an excellent commentary on the verse of Mutah. The author analyses the grammar and language of the verse, quotes: hadith, companions, Imams,  and scholars  alike and considers arguments both for and against the legitimacy of Mutah. He proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that this verse (4:24) is about Mutah and was never abrogated by Qur'an or Sunnah. You must read this!</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="essenceofmutah.htm#Book">Proof From The Book On Its Legislation</A> </B>From Chapter 4: <A href="essenceofmutah.htm" target=_blank>The Marriage Of Mutah</A> from the book Questions On Jurisprudence (Masa'il Fiqhiyya) by 'Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.islamic-paths.org/Home/English/Sects/Shiite/Chapter_6a_Part01.htm#Temporary Marriage in Islam (Part I)" target=_blank>Evidences From Qur'an And The Sunni Commentaries</A> </B>This is from Chapter 6a: <A href="http://www.islamic-paths.org/Home/English/Sects/Shiite/Chapter_6a_Part01.htm">Temporary Marriage In Islam</A> of the extensive <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/">"A Shi'ite Encyclopedia"</A>. Edited by Vahid J. Majd and Ali Abbas. (You may need to scroll down the page.)</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=Hadith> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma"> Mutah In The Hadith & Sunnah</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="almizan4-24.htm#AbrogationH">The Different Views Concerning The Abrogation Of The Verse Of Mutah By Hadith Of The Prophet (saw)</A> </B>From <A href="almizan4-24.htm">Holy Qur'an: Surah an-Nisa (Chapter The Women): Verses 23-28</A> which is a selection from Al-Mizan Volume 8. By al-Allamah as-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabatabai. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="almizan4-24.htm#MutahHadith">A Review Of Traditions About Mutah</A> </B>From <A href="almizan4-24.htm">Holy Qur'an: Surah an-Nisa (Chapter The Women): Verses 23-28</A> which is a selection from Al-Mizan Volume 8. By al-Allamah as-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabatabai. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="essenceofmutah.htm#Sunnah">Its Legislation According To The Text Of The Sunnah</A> </B>From Chapter 4: <A href="essenceofmutah.htm" target=_blank>The Marriage Of Mutah</A> from the book Questions On Jurisprudence (Masa'il Fiqhiyya) by 'Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="thetwomutahs.htm#Sunnah" target=_blank>Mutah In The Sunnah</A>  </B>From the section <A href="thetwomutahs.htm" target=_blank>Ijtihad Of The Caliphs Concerning The Two Mutahs</A> in the book A Probe Into The History Of Hadith by Allamah Murtaza Al-Askari. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.islamic-paths.org/Home/English/Sects/Shiite/Chapter_6a_Part02.htm" target=_blank>Evidences From The Sunni Hadith Collections</A> </B>This is from Chapter 6a: <A href="http://www.islamic-paths.org/Home/English/Sects/Shiite/Chapter_6a_Part01.htm">Temporary Marriage In Islam</A> of the extensive <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/">"A Shi'ite Encyclopedia"</A>. Edited by Vahid J. Majd and Ali Abbas. ( You may need to scroll down the page.) </FONT></P> <P align=left><font face="Tahoma"><img border="0" src="new_f.gif" width="36" height="10"><B> <a href="http://www.zainabia.shiawebs.com/when_was_mutta_prohibited.htm">When Was Mutah Prohibited?</a> </B>By Sister Ismah Zaidi.  A concise and logical analysis of all the contradictory  hadiths which claim when Mutah was prohibited.</font></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=Bible> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma"> Mutah In The Previous Divine Scriptures</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="mutahinbible.htm" target=_blank><B>Concubinage Or Marriage Of Pleasure In The Bible</B></A> This is Chapter 9 from the book Islam In The Bible by Professor Ali Haydar (Thomas McElwain). This is a truly unique piece of research. It looks at the topic of Mutah from the angle of the Bible. In this work Professor Ali Haydar shows how a form of Mutah was practiced by the Ancient Prophets of Israel, including Abraham (pbuh),  David (pbuh), and Solomon (pbuh). He has used the word "concubinage" to refer to the specific form of Mutah as practiced in Biblical times. Please note that the rules of concubinage which can be inferred from the Bible  are not necessarily the same as the rules of Mutah according to Islam. </FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=History> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma"> Mutah In History</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="essenceofmutah.htm#Consensus">The Consensus Of The Community On Its Legislation</A> </B>From Chapter 4: <A href="essenceofmutah.htm" target=_blank>The Marriage Of Mutah</A> from the book Questions On Jurisprudence (Masa'il Fiqhiyya) by 'Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="fixedtimemarriage.htm#Caliph">Caliph Bans Fixed Time-Marriage</A> </B>From the Chapter <A href="fixedtimemarriage.htm">Fixed-Time Marriage</A> in <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/WomanRights/index.html" target=_blank>Woman And Her Rights </A>by Shaheed, Allamah Murtaza Mutahheri. (See above for more details about this book.)</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="2bewithdatruthful.htm" target=_blank>Al-Mutah: Or Temporary Marriage</A> </B>This is a Chapter taken from, To Be With The Truthful by Muhammad al-Tijani al-Samawi. Written in a similar style to his famous book, Then I Was Guided. It briefly goes over the debate on the legitimacy of Mutah. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="thetwomutahs.htm" target=_blank>Ijtihad Of The Caliphs Concerning The Two Mutahs</A> </B>This is a Chapter reproduced from the book A Probe Into The History Of Hadith by Allamah Murtaza Al-Askari. It is an historical analysis of the background in which both Mutahs (the Mutah of Hajj and the Mutah of Women) were banned by the decree of Umar ibn Al-Khattab, many years after the death of the Last Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.)</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.islamic-paths.org/Home/English/Sects/Shiite/Chapter_6a_Part01.htm" target=_blank>Temporary Marriage In Islam</A> </B>This is Chapter 6a from the extensive <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/">"A Shi'ite Encyclopedia"</A>. Edited by Vahid J. Majd and Ali Abbas. Topics covered include; evidence from the Qur'an, Sunni Tafsir, Hadith Collections, History books, Similarities & Differences between Nikah marriage and Mutah, the necessity and Advantages of Mutah... A very useful source of reference. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/peshawar/9.7.html" target=_blank>Mutah And Hajj Nisa Were Lawful Up To Abu Bakr's Time But Made Unlawful By Umar</A> </B>This is an excerpt of the dialogue between Abdu'l-Fani Muhammad al-Musawi Sultanu'l-Wa'izin Shirazi and several Sunni scholars. It is from the book Peshawar Nights. This dialogue took place over a period of ten nights in Peshawar, India, beginning on 27 January 1927. His efforts proved successful when at the end of the dialogue one of his opponents and five other dignitaries in the audience publicly embraced his school of thought. <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/peshawar/" target=_blank>Click here</A> for the full text of <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/peshawar/" target=_blank>Peshawar Nights</A>.</FONT></P> <P align=left><font face="Tahoma"><img border="0" src="new_f.gif" width="36" height="10"><B> <a href="http://www.zainabia.shiawebs.com/when_was_mutta_prohibited.htm">When Was Mutah Prohibited?</a> </B>By Sister Ismah Zaidi.  A concise and logical analysis of all the contradictory  hadiths which claim when Mutah was prohibited.</font></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <HR color="#9966FF"> <P align=left> </P><A name=Why> <H2 align=left><U><B><FONT face="Tahoma">Why Mutah?</FONT></B></U></H2> <P align=left> </P></A> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma">In this section you will find personal accounts of ordinary Muslims, both male and female, about why they have considered the idea of contracting a Mutah with someone. Please feel free to read what they have had to say about Mutah. We hope that the number of articles in this section continues to grow. Please send your articles to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:Mutah1@lycos.com?subject=I Would Like To Submit My Experiences Of Mutah">Mutah1@lycos.com</a> and help us to smash the taboo and ignorance surrounding this institution which has been divinely bestowed upon humankind.</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=ExpSisters> <H2 align=left><B><U><FONT face="Tahoma">Experiences Shared By Sisters:</FONT></U></B></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="sistermd.htm" target=_blank>The Experience Of A Female Revert</A> </B>This is an excellent account of a sister who has had to deal with the double standards of Shia communities. It is an excellent reminder of what happens when both individuals and societies think and behave ignorantly about an institution of Islam which was avidly pronounced as legitimate by the Holy Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) The need for reform is made crystal clear.</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=ExpBrothers> <H2 align=left><B><U><FONT face="Tahoma">Experiences Shared By Brothers:</FONT></U></B></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><A href="brotherna.htm" target=_blank><B><FONT face="Tahoma">A Marital Relationship For Those Without Economic Means</FONT></B></A><FONT face="Tahoma"><B> </B>Want to marry? But are a student with no money? Worry not! There is a temporary solution. . .</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="brothersamz.htm" target=_blank><B>Mutah - A Way To Forming Companionship During Student Life</B></A> <I>"I'm a Student! What Shall I do? Arghhhhh!!!!!!"</I> Are you at present a single student? Or, do you remember what it was like being a young college guy trying your best not to let yourself be seduced? If so, then we are sure you can relate to what both the above accounts describe.  : )</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="brotheraj.htm" target=_blank>Mutah As A Means Of Protecting Hijab</A> </B>An explanation of how this pious brother entered into a Mutah solely for the purpose of relaxing the the conditions of Hijab between himself and a female to whom he was doing Dawah.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="brotheran.htm" target=_blank>I Contracted Mutah To Help Me Search For A Nikah Wife</A> </B>This is a description of how this brother harnessed Mutah for the purposes of getting to know his prospective  wife better.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="brothershm.htm" target=_blank>Mutah: A Suitable Option For A Divorcé</A> </B>Whilst briefly describing for us why he considers Mutah as a safe option following his divorce, this brother gives an in-depth and excellent analysis of why divorce amongst Muslims is on a rapid increase. His solution? Education and social reform towards the Islamic ideals and values.</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><font face="Tahoma">  </font> <HR color="#9966FF"> <H3 align=left> </H3><A name=Law> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">Mutah & Nikah Law</FONT></U></H2> <P align=left> </P></A> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma">In this section we will try to provide you with the fatwa of the Mujtahids on Mutah, Nikah, Divorce and related issues. For anyone doing taqleed, this section is your Mutah Bible! We will also try to provide other related sources of law. Please e-mail links with the fatwas of Mujtahids to us at <a href="mailto:Mutah1@lycos.com?subject=I Would Like To Submit Links To Fatwas Of Mujtahids To Mutah.com">Mutah1@lycos.com</a> </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma">If you have questions about Mutah Law please check the links below and check the section on <a href="#FAQ">Mutah Fiqh FAQ</a>. If you can't find the answers to your questions please e-mail them to <a href="mailto:Mutah1@lycos.com?subject=Please Find The Answers To My Fiqh Questions">Mutah1@lycos.com</a> and tell us from which source of Islamic Law you would like your questions to be answered. We can either forward the question to a Mujtahid of your choice or to ulama who have agreed to offer their services to this site. </FONT></P> <P align=left><B><FONT face="Tahoma">Please note: the opinions voiced by the scholars who answer questions do not necessarily represent the views of Mutah.com.  </FONT></B></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <H3 align=left> </H3><A name=Fad> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">According To Ayatullah Fadlallah</FONT></U></H2> <P align=left> </P></A> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="guardianshipfemaleyouths.htm#Perception" target=_blank>The General Customary Perception Of Temporary Marriage</A> </B>from the chapter <A href="guardianshipfemaleyouths.htm">Themes V - Our Youth...The Shariah Viewl</A> of the book <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/worldyouth/">World Of Our Youth</A> by <A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/biography/">Ayatullah al-Udhma al-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah</A>. In this section the author discusses the negative way in which some customary societies view Mutah. Also discussed in this excerpt: <A href="guardianshipfemaleyouths.htm#Female">Does A Young Virgin Girl Need The Permission Of Her Father?</A>; <A href="guardianshipfemaleyouths.htm#Mutah">Mutah Is A Protection Against Corruption</A>; <A href="guardianshipfemaleyouths.htm#Polygyny">Polygyny</A>; and <A href="guardianshipfemaleyouths.htm#Early">Early Marriage</A>. Generally the whole <A href="guardianshipfemaleyouths.htm">chapter</A> and the whole <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/worldyouth/">book</A> is worth a read.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/WomenFamily/"><B>Questions And Answers About Women And Family</B></A> from the general <A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/QA/">Q&A</A> section according to the Fatwa of <A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/biography/">Ayatullah Fadlallah</A>.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/QA/q&a.htm#mariage ">Questions About Marriage</A> </B>topics include Marriage, Mutah, Masturbation, Female Employment from the general <A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/QA/">Q&A</A> section according to the Fatwa of <A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/biography/">Ayatullah Fadlallah</A>.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/newsletters/N2.htm">Rules Governing Relations With Others</A> </B>by Ayatullah Fadlallah.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/Islamicinsights/Assyassa.htm"><B>Poetry, Women, Love, Temporary Marriage And Pleasure - An Interview with Ayatullah Fadlallah </B></A>: <A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/Islamicinsights/Assyassa.htm">Part 1</A> : <A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/Islamicinsights/Assyassa1.htm">Part 2</A> : <A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/Islamicinsights/Assyassa2.htm">Part 3</A> Ayatullah Fadlallah discusses his views in a very frank manner. Entertaining to read!</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <H3 align=left> </H3><A name=Hak> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">According To Ayatullah Hakeem</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://alhakeem.org/english/questions/qa.htm#wife"><B>Problems With The Wife Q&A </B></A>from <A href="http://alhakeem.org/english/questions/">Q&A</A> by Ayatullah Sayyid M. S. Al-Hakeem.</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=Kham> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">According To Ayatullah Khamenei</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.khamenei.de/fatwas/further.htm#temporarymarriage">Q&A On Mutah</A> </B>from the section <A href="http://www.khamenei.de/fatwas/further.htm">Fatwas From Ayatullah Khamenei's Office In Qum</A> by <A href="http://www.wilayah.org/english/rahbar/index.htm">Ayatullah Al-Udhma Sayyid Ali Khamenei</A>.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.khamenei.de/fatwas/miscfatwas.htm">Miscellaneous Q&A</A> </B>including sections on <A href="http://www.khamenei.de/fatwas/15questions.htm">Children's Rights In Islam And Medical Treatment</A>, <A href="http://www.khamenei.de/fatwas/fatwas05.htm#status%20of%20children">Illegitimate Children</A>, <A href="http://www.khamenei.de/fatwas/further.htm#civildivorce">Civil Divorce Without Islamic Divorce</A>, according to the fatwa of Ayatullah Khamenei.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.islamicfeqh.org/estefta-e/good&evil-7.html#a3">Miscellaneous Questions</A> </B>About Enjoining Good And Forbidding Evil In Mixed Circumstance from <A href="http://www.wilayah.org/english/ahkam/Enjoining_to_good.htm#f03">Practical Laws</A> according to Ayatullah Khamenei.</FONT></P> <H3 align=left> </H3> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=Lan> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">According To Ayatullah Lankarani</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.lankarani.org/resaleh/marriage08.htm"><B>Rules Of Mutah Or Siqah</B></A> Fatwa from the section on <A href="http://www.lankarani.org/resaleh/marriage.htm">Marriage</A> from <A href="http://www.lankarani.org/resaleh.htm">Tawdhih al Masael</A> Of <A href="http://www.lankarani.org/intro.htm">Ayatullah G. H. Fazel Lankarani</A>. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.lankarani.org/resaleh/marriage.htm">Rules Of Marriage Or Nikah</A> </B>from <A href="http://www.lankarani.org/resaleh.htm">Tawdhih al Masael</A> Of <A href="http://www.lankarani.org/">Ayatullah G. H. Fazel Lankarani</A>. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.lankarani.org/islamicrules/26-marriage.htm">Rules Of Looking And Marriage</A> </B>From <A href="http://www.lankarani.org/islamicrules.htm">Resalah Of Islamic Rules For Adolescence</A> according to Ayatullah Lankarani.  </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.lankarani.org/resaleh/divorce.htm">Rules Of Divorce</A> </B>from <A href="http://www.lankarani.org/resaleh.htm">Tawdhih al Masael</A> Of <A href="http://www.lankarani.org/">Ayatullah G. H. Fazel Lankarani</A>. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http:/www.lankarani.org">FAQ</A> </B>A selection of Frequently Asked Questions sent to Ayatullah Lankarani's office. (You need to navigate to the relevant section.)</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=Sees> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">According to Ayatullah Seestani</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/fiqh&usool/islamic-laws/236.html">Mutah (Temporary Marriage)</A> </B>Fatwa on Mutah from the section on <A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/fiqh&usool/islamic-laws/marriage.htm">Marriage</A> from <A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/fiqh&usool/islamic-laws/index.htm">Islamic Laws</A> the Resalah of <A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/current-legal-issue/seestani.htm" tppabs="http://www.al-shia.com/seestani.htm">His Eminence Grand Ayatullah as-Sayyid Ali al-Hussaini as-Seestani</A>. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/fiqh&usool/islamic-laws/marriage.htm">Marriage</A> </B>Fatwa on Marriage from <A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/fiqh&usool/islamic-laws/index.htm">Islamic Laws</A> the Resalah of <A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/current-legal-issue/seestani.htm" tppabs="http://www.al-shia.com/seestani.htm">His Eminence Grand Ayatullah as-Sayyid Ali al-Hussaini as-Seestani</A>. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/fiqh&usool/jurispeasy/marriage.htm"><B>Dialogue On Marriage</B></A> Encouraging people to marry at an earlier age rather than later. Laws concerning marriage according to the fatwa of Ayatullah Seestani. Chapter taken from <A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/fiqh&usool/jurispeasy/index.htm">Jurisprudence Made Easy</A> (According To Ayatullah Seestani).</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/fiqh&usool/islamic-laws/divorce.htm">Divorce</A> </B>Fatwa on Divorce from <A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/fiqh&usool/islamic-laws/index.htm">Islamic Laws</A> the Resalah of <A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/current-legal-issue/seestani.htm" tppabs="http://www.al-shia.com/seestani.htm">His Eminence Grand Ayatullah as-Sayyid Ali al-Hussaini as-Seestani</A>.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/fiqh&usool/jurispeasy/divorce.htm">Dialogue On Divorce</A> </B>Discussion on Divorce according to the fatwa of Ayatullah Seestani from <A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/fiqh&usool/jurispeasy/index.htm">Jurisprudence Made Easy</A>.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/contemporary/muamalat2.html">Marriage And Divorce</A> </B>Miscellaneous rulings on issues concerning Marriage, Divorce, Masturbation, Sexual Fantasy, Looking At Non-Mahram Women... from <A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/contemporary/index.htm">Contemporary Legal Rulings In Shia Law</A> according to the fatwa of Ayatullah Seestani.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/current-legal-issue/divorce.htm">Your Questions Answered: Divorce And Related Matters</A> </B>Civil Divorce & Child Maintenance from <A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/current-legal-issue/index.html">Current Legal Issues</A> according to Ayatullah Seestani.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/current-legal-issue/medical_women_reproduction.htm"><B>Your Questions Answered: Medical, Women and Reproduction</B></A> Miscellaneous rulings on Looking At Non-Mahram Women for Medical Purposes, Abortion, Birth Control, and lots more... from <A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/current-legal-issue/index.html">Current Legal Issues</A> according to Ayatullah Seestani.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/current-legal-issue/artificial_insemination.htm">Artificial Insemination</A> </B>from <A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/current-legal-issue/index.html">Current Legal Issues</A> according to Ayatullah Seestani.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/current-legal-issue/miscellany.htm#1">The People Of The Book</A> </B>from <A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/current-legal-issue/index.html">Current Legal Issues</A> according to Ayatullah Seestani.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/current-legal-issue/miscellany.htm#9">Islamic Dress Code</A> </B>from <A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/current-legal-issue/index.html">Current Legal Issues</A> according to Ayatullah Seestani.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.najaf.org/English/cod_practis/index.htm">A Code Of Practice For Muslims In The West</A> </B>by Ayatullah Seestani. You need to select the chapters that interest you from the two drop down menus at the top of the page. Or you can click directly to the relevant sections below:</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.najaf.org/English/cod_practis/inside/44.htm">Marriage:</A> </B><A href="http://www.najaf.org/English/cod_practis/inside/44.htm">Introduction</A>; <A href="http://www.najaf.org/English/cod_practis/inside/45.htm">General Rules</A>; <A href="http://www.najaf.org/English/cod_practis/inside/46.htm">Questions And Answers</A>. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.najaf.org/English/cod_practis/inside/47.htm">Women's Issues</A>: </B><A href="http://www.najaf.org/English/cod_practis/inside/47.htm">Introduction</A>; <A href="http://www.najaf.org/English/cod_practis/inside/48.htm">General Issues</A>; <A href="http://www.najaf.org/English/cod_practis/inside/49.htm">Questions And Answers</A>. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.najaf.org/English/cod_practis/inside/50.htm">Youth Issues</A>: </B><A href="http://www.najaf.org/English/cod_practis/inside/50.htm">Introduction</A>; <A href="http://www.najaf.org/English/cod_practis/inside/51.htm">General Issues</A>; <A href="http://www.najaf.org/English/cod_practis/inside/52.htm">Questions And Answers</A>.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.najaf.org/English/cod_practis/inside/56.htm">Miscellaneous</A>: </B><A href="http://www.najaf.org/English/cod_practis/inside/56.htm">Introduction</A>; <A href="http://www.najaf.org/English/cod_practis/inside/57.htm">General Rules</A>; <A href="http://www.najaf.org/English/cod_practis/inside/58.htm">Questions And Answers</A>.</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=MShi> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">According To Ayatullah Muhammad Shirazi</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.shirazi.org.uk/marriage.htm#permission1">Mutah Q&A</A> </B>from <A href="http://www.shirazi.org.uk/marriage.htm">Marriage Q&A</A> Including issues concerning seeking permission from the father of a virgin girl. According to the fatwa of <A href="http://www.shirazi.org.uk/author.htm">Grand Ayatullah Imam Muhammad Shirazi</A>. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.shirazi.org.uk/qa.htm#cat">Questions And Answers</A> </B>including <A href="http://www.shirazi.org.uk/abortion-euthanasia.htm">Abortion & Euthanasia Q&A</A>; <A href="http://www.shirazi.org.uk/marriage.htm">Marriage Q&A</A>; <A href="http://www.shirazi.org.uk/women.htm">Women Q&A</A> including <A href="http://www.shirazi.org.uk/women.htm#wmi">Women, Men And The Internet</A> according to Ayatullah Muhammad Shirazi.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.shirazi.org.uk/sex.htm">Marriage & Sex Etiquette</A> </B>Hadith from the Holy prophet (saw) and Imams on Sex. By Ayatullah Muhammad Shirazi.</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=Opinions> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">Other Sources For Opinions On Islamic Law</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/organizations/AalimNetwork/subject.html">Ahlul Bayt 'Alim Network Q & A</A> </B>A long list of Questions and Answers from ulama on various issues including Mutah.</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=FAQ> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">Mutah Fiqh FAQ</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma">In this section we will present the questions and answers about Mutah that have been sent to our  website for answering. The replies are from Mujtahids and local scholars.</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="faq_4.htm"><B>What is the procedure for ending a Mutah contract before the time originally agreed?</B></A></FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="faq_3.htm"><B>Can the Arabic formula of Mutah be pronounced in advance of the commencement of the Mutah itself?</B></A></FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="faq_3.htm"><B>When is the full payment of the Mahr due to the Mutah wife?</B></A></FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="faq_5.htm">Can a Shia marry a Sunni in Mutah or Nikah? </A></B></FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="faq_5.htm">Can someone who is chaste marry someone in Mutah who has not been chaste, but after knowing about Mutah agrees to doing Mutah?<BR></A><BR><A href="faq_5.htm">What is the cure to the widespread sexual immorality and haram relationships amongst the Muslim youth? </A><BR><BR><A href="faq_5.htm">Can someone who was having a haram western style boyfriend-girlfriend relationship convert that relationship into a halal Mutah relationship?</A><BR><BR><A href="faq_5.htm">Can a Sayyida Female marry a non-Sayyid Male in Mutah or Nikah?</A><BR><BR><A href="faq_5.htm">Can a Shia do Mutah with a Christian or a Jew?</A> </B></FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="faq_6.htm">Can a Shia Female marry a Sunni Male in Mutah or Nikah?</A></B></FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="faq_1.htm"><B>Can a person remove their beard or Hijab for the sake of personal safety and Taqiyya? </B></A></FONT></P> <P align=left> <FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="faq_7.htm">Is it compulsory to get the permission of the Father or Grandfather of the woman with whom I want to do Mutah? </A></B></FONT></P> <P align=left> <FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="faq_7.htm">Does a man married in Nikah need his wife's permission to marry other women in Nikah (Polygyny)?<BR><BR>Does a man married in Nikah need his wife's permission to marry other women in Mutah?<BR><BR>Is a man allowed to have more than one Mutah wife at a time?<BR><BR>If a man and a woman are secretly (the girls father does not know) in a haram girlfriend-boyfriend relationship - do they need the father's permission to convert the relationship into Mutah/Nikah?<BR><BR>If a girl has lost her virginity through haram relationships does she need her father's permission to marry someone in Nikah or Mutah?<BR><BR>What if because the father refuses Mutah or is likely to refuse permission for Mutah (as is mostly the case in the present age) the man and woman continue to have a haram relationship. Is it not better in this situation that they recite the seegha for Mutah in the hope that it is acceptable to Allah? </A></B></FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="faq_2.htm"><B>Can a person do Mutah with a prostitute?</B></A></FONT></P> <P align=left> <b><font face="Tahoma"> <a href="faq_9.htm">Can I Do Mutah with my ex-husband even though I have not remarried since?</a></font></b></P> <P align=left> <b><font face="Tahoma"> <a href="faq_11.htm">Is it permissible for me to change the Mujtahid to whom I do taqleed?</a></font></b><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="faq_8.htm"><BR><BR></A></B></FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <HR color="#9966FF"> <P align=left> </P><A name=NikahLit> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">Miscellaneous Women Links</FONT></U></H2> <P align=left> </P></A> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma">Here you will find a gradually growing list of articles, books, selected chapters, and personal accounts, on the issues of  women, youth, society, sex, the veil,  and other related matters. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma">You can also find rulings on these issues in the <A href="home.htm#Law">Mutah & Nikah Law</A> section.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma">For more information about Nikah Marriage, Divorce and related issues in Islam please visit our sister site: <A href="http://www.nikahmarriage.com/">NikahMarriage.com</A>.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma">Please scroll down and click on the title that interests you. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma">Inshallah, we will be updating the website with new literature and links regularly, so please visit us often. </FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=Women> <H2 align=left><B><U><FONT face="Tahoma">Women In Islam</FONT></U></B></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/default.asp?url=women-society.htm">Women In A Qur'anic Society</A> </B>By Lois Lamya al-Faruqi.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.al-shia.com/html/eng/books/quran/holy-quran/w.htm">Women: An Index To The Qur'an</A>  </B>This page has links to verses in the Qur'an about Women and related topics. From <A href="http://www.al-shia.com/html/eng/quran/index/index.htm">An Index To The Qur'an</A>.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.shirazi.org.uk/womanstatus.htm">On The Status Of Women In Islam</A> </B>By Ayatullah Muhammad Shirazi.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.shariati.com/woman/woman1.html"><B>Expectations Of The Muslim Woman</B></A> By Dr. Ali Shariati.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://almodarresi.com/english/note/note6.htm">The Woman</A> </B>By Ayatullah Modarresi</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.geocities.com/islamroots/a/women.htm">Women: Islamic Articles</A> </B>Lots of links on subjects related to Women in Islam.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.geocities.com/anilazaidi/khatoonnetwork/index.html"><B>Khatoon Network - For Women Only</B></A><B> </B>A Muslim site dedicated to women. Extensive collection of links. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/WomanRights/index.html" target=_blank><B>Woman And Her Rights</B></A> By the famous, and greatly missed Shaheed, Allamah Murtaza Mutahheri. It is a translation of the Persian book Nizam-e-Huqooq-e-Zan Dar Islam. An excellent social, psychological and philosophical analysis of many issues related to Women, Family, Nikah, Mutah, Polygamy, Divorce . . . from <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/" target=_blank>http://www.al-islam.org/</A> </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="seeking_the_straight_path.htm#Marriage"><B>Women In Marriage</B></A><B> </B>From <A href="seeking_the_straight_path.htm" target=_blank>Seeking the Straight Path: Reflections Of a New Muslim</A> by Diana Masooma Beatty.</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=Veil> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">The Veil</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/about/contributions/liberationbytheveil.html">Liberation By The Veil</A> </B>By Sehmina Jaffer Chopra.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/beautyofconcealment/">Beauty Of Concealment And Concealment Of Beauty</A> </B>By Sister Dr. Zahra Rahnavard. The revolutionary role of the hijab.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.ezsoftech.com/akram/Hijab.html">Why Hijab?</A> </B>By World Islamic Network <A href="http://www.winislam.com/">http://www.winislam.com/</A>. You can order free Islamic Literature from this site (WIN Islam).  </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/humanrelations/womeninislam/whatishijab.html"><B>Hijab</B></A> By Mary C. Ali. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/humanrelations/womeninislam/hijabexperience.html"><B>Hijab (Veil) And Muslim Women</B></A> By Ms. Naheed Mustafa. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.islamzine.com/hijab/"><B>Hijab Articles</B></A> From Islamzine.com. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.shianews.com/hi/articles/islam/0000008.php"><B>Hijab Of Freedom</B></A> By Kubra Saiyeda Jafri. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.shiahorizon.com/article.php?sid=75"><B>Hijaab The War Of The Women</B></A> By Yahiya Emerick and Reshma Baig.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="seeking_the_straight_path.htm#Dress"><B>Islamic Modest Dress</B></A><B> </B>From <A href="seeking_the_straight_path.htm" target=_blank>Seeking the Straight Path: Reflections Of a New Muslim</A> by Diana Masooma Beatty.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="modestyandsocialcontracts.htm">Modesty & Social Contracts</A> </B>From Invitation To Islam:  A Survival Handbook by Thomas McElwain (Ali Haydar) Ph.D. Some very valid points about the need for thoughtfulness in choosing the style of Hijab one adopts while living in the West.</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=Sex> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">Sex & Islam</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/sexualethics/">Sexual Ethics In Islam And In The Western World</A> </B>by Ayatullah Murtaza Mutahheri.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.shirazi.org.uk/sex.htm">Marriage & Sex Etiquette</A> </B>Hadith from the Holy prophet (saw) and Imams on Sex. By Ayatullah Muhammad Shirazi.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/m_morals/index.htm" target=_blank>Marriage And Morals In Islam</A> </B>By Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.penkatali.org/islamss.html"><B>What Do You Mean? - How Can There Be Sacred Sex In Islam?</B></A> From <A href="http://www.penkatali.org/">Penkatali.org</A>. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/m_morals/chap3b.htm#anchor539923"><B>Sexual Techniques </B></A>From <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/m_morals/index.htm">Marriage And Morals In Islam</A> By Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi. A useful section in this very useful book.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.themodernreligion.com/Sex.htm"><B>Islam Says Sex Is Good For You</B></A><B> </B>Lots of links about Sex from <A href="http://www.themodernreligion.com/">TheModernReligion.com</A>.</FONT></P> <H2 align=left> </H2> <H2 align=left> </H2><A name=Contra> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma"> Contraception & Islam</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/m_morals/chap4.htm">Contraceptives And Abortion</A> </B>From Marriage And Morals in Islam by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.shirazi.org.uk/family.htm#_Toc472679711"><B>Birth Control; Who Is Behind It?</B></A><B> </B>From <A href="http://www.shirazi.org.uk/family.htm">The Family</A> by Ayatullah Muhammad Shirazi.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.jannah.org/sisters/famplan.html"><B>Is Birth Control Allowed In Islam?</B></A><B> </B>By Jamaal Zarabozo.</FONT></P> <H2 align=left> </H2> <H2 align=left> </H2> <A name=Early><H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">Early Marriage</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="adolescencefadlullah.htm#Early">Early Marriage</A> </B>From the chapter <A href="adolescencefadlullah.htm">Themes II - Our Youth...The Essential Model</A> of the book <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/worldyouth/">World Of Our Youth</A> by Ayatullah al-Udhma al-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlullah.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/fiqh&usool/jurispeasy/marriage.htm">Dialogue On Marriage</A> </B>Encouraging early marriage rather than late. This is from <A href="http://al-shia.com/html/eng/books/fiqh&usool/jurispeasy/index.htm">Jurisprudence Made Easy</A> according to Ayatullah Seestani.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.shirazi.org.uk/family.htm#_Toc472679680">Early Marriage</A> </B>From <A href="http://www.shirazi.org.uk/family.htm">The Family</A> by Ayatullah Muhammad Shirazi</FONT></P> <P align=left><B><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/bookmarks/franklin/frnktext.html">Benjamin Franklin On Early Marriage</A></FONT><FONT face="Tahoma" size=2> </FONT></B><FONT face="Tahoma">This is a letter written Benjamin Franklin. He speaks with the wisdom of an old, learned and experienced man.  </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="marriageearlylate.htm">Chat Room Debate: Marriage - Early Or Late?</A> </B>A very good debate about whether people should marry early, or delay their marriage. By The Nikah Matchmaker.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="seeking_the_straight_path.htm#Mate"><B>Finding A Mate</B></A><B> </B>From <A href="seeking_the_straight_path.htm" target=_blank>Seeking the Straight Path: Reflections Of a New Muslim</A> by Diana Masooma Beatty.</FONT></P> <H2 align=left> </H2> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=Poly> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma"> Polygamy In Islam</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="philosophy_of_marriages_of_proph.htm">The Philosophy Of Marriages Of The Prophet (saw)</A> </B>By Ahmad H. Sheriff.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="seeking_the_straight_path.htm#Polygamy"><B>Polygamy</B></A><B> </B>From <A href="seeking_the_straight_path.htm" target=_blank>Seeking the Straight Path: Reflections Of a New Muslim</A> by Diana Masooma Beatty.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/WomanRights/11.htm"><B>Polygamy</B></A><B> </B>From <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/WomanRights/index.html" target=_blank>Woman And Her Rights </A>by Shaheed, Allamah Murtaza Mutahheri.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="guardianshipfemaleyouths.htm#Polygyny"><B>Polygyny</B></A><B> </B>From <A href="http://www.al-islam.org/worldyouth/">World Of Our Youth</A> by <A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/biography/">Ayatullah al-Udhma al-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah</A>. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.shirazi.org.uk/family.htm#_Toc472679709">Polygamy - A Spurious Crisis</A> </B>From <A href="http://www.shirazi.org.uk/family.htm">The Family</A> by Ayatullah Muhammad Shirazi.</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <H2 align=left> </H2><A name=Slavery> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">Slavery In Islam</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="almizan4-24.htm#424">Slavery In Qur'an And Hadith</A>  </B>From Al-Mizan Volume 8. By al-Allamah as-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabatabai. This is a commentary of Qur'an 4:23-28. In order to navigate easily to different parts of the commentary go to the <A href="almizan4-24.htm#Contents">Table Of Contents</A>. It covers topics like marriage to slaves andpunishment due to a married slave in the event of adultery.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/slavery/">Slavery: Islamic and Christian Perspectives</A> </B>by Sayyid Sa'eed Akter Rizvi.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.twf.org/Library/Slavery.html">Slavery In Islam</A></B> From <A href="http://www.twf.org/">The Wisdom Fund</A>.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.themodernreligion.com/slavery.htm">Slavery</A> </B>From <A href="http://www.themodernreligion.com/">TheModernReligion.com</A>.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://saif_w.tripod.com/questions/slavery.htm">Slavery - What Is It?</A></B> A list of articles about slavery in Islam.</FONT></P> <H2 align=left> </H2> <P align=left> </P> <H2 align=left> </H2> <A name=Misc><H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">Miscellaneous Issues In The Qur'an</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.al-shia.com/html/eng/books/quran/holy-quran/e.htm"><B>Embryology: An Index To The Qur'an</B></A> This page has links to verses in the Qur'an about Embryology and related topics. From <A href="http://www.al-shia.com/html/eng/quran/index/index.htm">An Index To The Qur'an</A>. An excellent resource!</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.al-shia.com/html/eng/books/quran/holy-quran/h.htm"><B>Homosexuality: An Index To The Qur'an</B></A> This page has links to verses in the Qur'an about Homosexuality and its sinfulness. From <A href="http://www.al-shia.com/html/eng/quran/index/index.htm">An Index To The Qur'an</A>. An excellent resource!</FONT></P> <H3 align=left> </H3> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=Bio> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">Biographies Of Muslim Women</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/biographies/khadija.htm"><B>Khadija, Wife Of Prophet Muhammad</B></A> by Yasin T. al-Jibouri from al-islam.org.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/khadija/">Khadijatul Kubrah: A Short Story Of Her Life</A> </B>by Syed A. A. Razwy. Biography of The Prophet Muhammad's (saw) first wife. She was also the mother of Fatima Zahra (as), the first woman to bear witness to the Prophethood of Muhammad (saw) and the one who injected her wealth into the revolutionary movement of Islam. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.shariati.com/kotob.html">Fatima Is Fatima</A> </B>By Dr. Ali Shariati. (You have to scroll down to the bottom of the page.)</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/index/main3.htm#AB-Sayyida"><B>Lady Fatima Zahra (as)</B></A> Various links to information about Fatima Zahra (as) the daughter of the Holy Prophet (saw) from al-islam.org.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/Infallibles/Zahraa1.htm">The Infallible Al-Zahra (as): The Role Model For All Women</A> </B>: <A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/Infallibles/Zahraa1.htm">Part 1</A> : <A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/Infallibles/Zahraa2.htm">Part 2</A> By Ayatullah Fadlallah.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.hadith.net/english/prophet/fatimah.htm">Fatimah az-Zahra</A> </B>From A Brief History Of The Fourteen Infallibles. By Mohammad Hussein il Adeeb.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.convertstoislam.com/Fatima/fatima.html"><B>Lady Fatimah (as)</B></A> From ConvertsToIslam.com.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.yafatima.org/"><B>Fatima The Gracious</B></A> A dedicated web site.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/masoom/sayings/fatema.html"><B>40 Sayings Of Fatima</B></A> Contributed by Br. Ali Abbas.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/Islamicinsights/maryiam.htm">Mary's Story: As Inspired From The Qur'an</A> </B>: <A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/Islamicinsights/maryiam.htm">Part 1</A> : <A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/Islamicinsights/maryiam1.htm">Part 2</A>  By Ayatullah Fadlallah.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.al-islam.org/victory/">The Victory Of Truth: The Life Of Zaynab Bint 'Ali</A> </B> by M.H. Bilgrami. A biography of Zaynab the granddaughter of Prophet Muhammad (saw), the daughter of Ali ibn Abu Talib (as) & Fatima bint Rasool (as), and sister Of Imam Hassan (as) and Imam Hussain (as). Her life has been an inspiration to all revolutionary Muslim women throughout the ages.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/7482/fidha.html"><B>Fidah The Housemaid Of Fatima</B></A> By Ayatullah Agha Haji Mirza Mahdi Pooya</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/7482/women.html">Important Women In Islam</A> </B>Various Biographies And Links.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/7482/bhuda.html"><B>Martyr Bint al-Huda</B></A> She was a famous novelist and Sister of Ayatullah Muhammad Baqir As-Sadr.</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=Novels> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">Islamic Novels By Muslim Women</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/7482/Hasanat.html"><B>Two Women And A Man</B></A> by Martyr Bint al-Huda.</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <A name=Poems> <H2 align=left><font face="Tahoma"><img border="0" src="new_f.gif" width="36" height="10"> <u> Love Poetry</u></font></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><font face="Tahoma"><img border="0" src="new_f.gif" width="36" height="10"><b> <a href="poems/nasreen/life_revolves_around_friendship.htm">Life Revolves Around Friendship</a></b> by Nasreen Karim.</font></P> <P align=left><font face="Tahoma"><img border="0" src="new_f.gif" width="36" height="10"><b> <a href="poems/nasreen/without_you.htm">Without You...</a></b> by Nasreen Karim.</font></P> <P align=left><font face="Tahoma"><img border="0" src="new_f.gif" width="36" height="10"><b> <a href="poems/nasreen/losing_it.htm">Losing It...</a></b> by Nasreen Karim.</font></P> <P align=left><font face="Tahoma"><img border="0" src="new_f.gif" width="36" height="10"><b> <a href="poems/nasreen/love.htm">Love...</a></b> by Nasreen Karim.</font></P> <P align=left><font face="Tahoma"><img border="0" src="new_f.gif" width="36" height="10"></font><b><font face="Tahoma"> <a href="poems/nasreen/making_me_cry.htm">Making Me Cry...</a></font></b><FONT face="Tahoma"> by Nasreen Karim.</FONT></P> <P align=left><font face="Tahoma"><img border="0" src="new_f.gif" width="36" height="10"><b> <a href="poems/nasreen/try_to_leave_love.htm">Try To Leave Love...</a></b> by Nasreen Karim.</font></P> <P align=left><font face="Tahoma"><img border="0" src="new_f.gif" width="36" height="10"><b> <a href="poems/nasreen/ending.htm">Ending...</a></b> by Nasreen Karim.</font></P> <P align=left><font face="Tahoma"><img border="0" src="new_f.gif" width="36" height="10"><b> <a href="poems/nasreen/just_for_you.htm">Just For You...</a></b> by Nasreen Karim.</font></P> <P align=left><font face="Tahoma"><img border="0" src="new_f.gif" width="36" height="10"><b> <a href="poems/nasreen/somewhere.htm">Somewhere...</a></b> by Nasreen Karim.</font></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=MuslimSociety> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">Muslim Society</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B><A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/MuslimCommunity/britan.htm">Muslims In Britain The Journey For The Quest Of The Self</A> </B>By Ayatullah Fadlallah.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.bayynat.org/www/english/MuslimCommunity/holland.htm"><B>Muslims In Holland: Between Incorporation And Conservation</B></A> By Ayatullah Fadlallah.</FONT></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P><A name=Mahdi> <H2 align=left><U><FONT face="Tahoma">The Mahdi (as)</FONT></U></H2></A> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B> <a target="_blank" href="theforgottenimam3.doc">The Forgotten Imam</a> </B>Compiled by Ali Da Malang. This is an outstanding compilation of an e-mail conversation between Shiah brothers discussing the reason behind the Ghaybah of the Twelfth Imam (as), and his Final Global Islamic Revolution and Victory. It is absolutely superb!</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Tahoma"><B> <a target="_blank" href="al-mahdi.doc">Al-Mahdi: His Portended Revolution & Its Implications for the Global Islamic Movement</a></B> By Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed. This is another enlightening article concerning the Revolution of Al-Mahdi (as). This and the above article were published to be distributed together, they are part of a single package. 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