Marriage and Sexuality in Islam

Al Ghazali

Marriage and Sexuality in Islam

177 pages IBT (Islamic Book Trust, Kuala Lumpur)

RM17.00, Kinokuniya KLCC

Translated by Madelain Farah

Bought: 08^th Feb 2017

Finish Read: 14^th Feb 2017

At the initial pages of this book, the glossary of the Arabic terms used are listed, which can helps the reader who had an Islamic study background and not, to understand the foreign words which unheard of in order to understand the discussion throughout this book – as some words if being not understood – the sentence will lost its gist.

For the first chapter, this book discussed the advantages and disadvantages of marriage. As for me, as I always ponder about the marriage concept in Islam, this helpme to understand the theory of marriage, men and woman creation and the path which a marriage should be lead. Therefore, I also view not only the bad side effect of marriage.

The second chapter discussed the condition of woman whom to be married and which of to avoid and also the characteristics to which to be evaluated in choosing a partner. It is said that woman have to avoid theirself to do what’s being detest by God. In example, woman whom love to moans and complaining, ask for divorce without just reason, ask the man for a lot of things, burden him, talk bad about him or fixing the face the whole day, easily get angry even during mealtime, and a prattler. I learnt a lot of qualities of which woman should be. At the end of the chapter, this book had given me a mindset to which to be a good woman even at the worst time.

The third or the last chapter discussed the obligation of the husband and wife, and the sexuality or interim relationship which both should and should not do. As for this chapter and also as a woman whom sees sexuality as embarrass act – I just learn the importance of man and woman relationship in marriage and the reality of the responsibility of them in bearing child – and not abort them – or prevent their existence. And as a married couple – it was said that there is a responsibility to them to have descendant to which will be given a great responsibility to lead the world and bear the burden of human responsibility towards God.

Overall – this book really give me a lot of inputs – and at least had gave me a positive view of marriage. And even had change some of my negative thought and answered a few ponderment which had burden my mind throughout my life. If you are a woman whom exercise abstainism and wonder the responsibility of a wife – you should read this book J.

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