Family in Islam

In Islam, the family is a group whose two principal members are united through a lawful marriage and bound by mutual rights and obligations, together with the children born from the marriage and their relatives.Welchman, Lynn. Women and Muslim Family Laws in Arab States: A Comparative Overview of Textual Development and Advocacy. Amsterdam University Press.

See also Islamic law Islamic jurisprudence Islamic ethics Nikah Mahr Divorce in Islam Polygamy in Islam Children in Islam

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