The Proper Conduct of Marriage in Islam (Adab an-Nikah): Book 12 of Ihya 'Ulum ad-Din
By Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali.
Description
This is Book XII of Imam Ghazali's 'Ihya Ulum al-Din (Revival of the Religious Sciences), translated by the eloquent Muhtar Holland. Topics of the section on marriage in the 'Ihya include: benefits of marriage, challenges of marriage, selecting a spouse, rules of married life, relations between husband and wife, having children, preferred actions at childbirth, obligations of spouses to each other, and avoiding divorce. Imam Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali (450/1058-505/1111) is justly described as a "towering figure" in the history of Islam. He was born in the Ira...
ISBN(s)
1882216148, 9781882216147