Sex, Marriage and Family in World Religions

Chapter 3, entitled “Islam,” is edited by Azizah al-Hibri and Raja’ El-Habti.  It consists of a collection of material relevant to the topics listed below.  The collection includes selections from the Qur’an and hadith, as well as selections from works by ancient and modern jurists.  Titles of topics are:

An introduction about the Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
Foundations of Islamic Jurisprudence
Creation and the Identity of Origin of Women and Men
The Fall from the Garden and Gender Equality
The Marriage Contract, Consent to Marriage
Mahr: The Obligatory Marital Gift
Other Stipulations in the Marriage Contract
Marital Relations, Polygamy, Marital Conflict
Divorce, Sexual Ethics