Muslim Attitudes to Marriage and Family Life :: Papers, Religion, Culture

Muslim Attitudes to Marriage and Family Life flora Cited Missing In Islam, marriage is a partnership. Muslim women accept and Allah as their master, and do not therefore consider themselves to be inferior to a husband. It is basic in Muslim society that the man is creditworthy for the familys welfare and business outside the home, but the womanhood has virtually despotic rights within it so long as her behaviour does not confuse her provider or husband. No institution works well without a clear leader, and therefore there should be one in every family. Most Muslim women are quite happy for this leader to be the man. If the man is not worth assessing, divorce is a straightforward matter, and the woman may look for a better one. Sometimes the woman in a family is more intelligent or organized or practical than the man, so he will quite sensibly kick in most matters to her-but in Islam he is still responsible for her and therefore must(prenominal) take care of her and try to provide for her as much as he could and not just take advantage of her advantage of her. The women usually live with the husbands family but must be treated with the same applaud and not considered an outsider. Marriage and family life are considered to be very historic in Islam. Traditionally the mans duty is to go out to work to provide the family and the womans duty is to bring up the children and look after the household. The father makes the chief(prenominal) decisions whilst the mother is important within the home and must be shown respect by her husband and children. This is seen as the natural order of things and the way Allah mean men and women to live. The man was also considered to be the provider for the family. Muslims believe that their household is an institution founded by God and intended to give a fearless atmosphere for the growth and progress of all its members. Anything, which weakens or disrupts it , therefore