Islamic Teachings on Ideal Family Life — Page 3
~ 3 ~ Foreword Being a complete and final religion from God, Isl ā m guides all aspects of our lives. This guidance is contained in the Holy Qur’ ā n; the life-time examples (that is, the Sunnah) and the sayings ( Ḥ ad ī th) of the Holy Prophet Mu ḥ ammad (peace and blessings of All ā h be on him). In the USA, our members grow up in a non-Isl ā mic culture, and there are also converts to Isl ā m who need to learn the Isl ā mic guidelines on marriage (just as in other matters). In light of this, Jam ā ‘at A ḥ madiyya in USA has colleted the relevant teachings on marriage. These contain the Qur’ ā nic injunctions, extracts from the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet Mu ḥ ammad, peace and blessings of All ā h be on him, his example and written material obtained from the writings of Ḥ a ḍ rat Mirz ā Ghul ā m A ḥ mad, the Promised Messiah, peace be on him. This task was performed by the Tarbiyat Committee including members of the auxiliary organizations. Although the brunt of this work was borne by Maul ā n ā Mukht ā r A ḥ mad Cheema, Maul ā n ā D āū d Ḥ an ī f made final adjustments. The compilation of the material is divided as follows: • Part One is on Isl ā mic teachings when viewed as a premarital advice (counseling before Nik āḥ ). • Part Two is advice on conduct during married life. • Part Three is on solutions to problems if and when they arise in the course of married life, so as to restore domestic peace and harmony. This will be printed separately.