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Mahr: The Financial Security Built into Marriage

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ  In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful ( May Almighty ALLAH preserve Sr.  Ummi.andrea  and every person of reflection and knowledge who has contributed to this — knowingly or unknowingly, by the way, if you're wondering what mariamoohanc means, keep reading. 😊) 🥀 Indeed, Mahr is part of the financial security which has been built into marriage 🫀 Mahr (money/inheritance that the husband gives to the wife at the start of marriage) is a mighty favour of ALLAH, bestowed on women — the bearers of the womb. The womb is ar-Rahim, named after The Almighty ALLAH, The Most High Himself. It is that which receives souls from the throne of ALLAH, above the seventh heavens. And in the glorious Qur'an, you'll find several verses safeguarding Mahr: this obligatory pillar of marriage.  So beware of anyone who wants to deprive you of this mighty favour from ALLAH. Be suspicious of anyone who wants to trivialise the importanc...
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Spiritualising unhealthy levels of control against Muslim Women

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the disease of  gender-based superiority . Verily, we can never become successful as a society if we do not follow the instructions of the Prophet ﷺ. Among these timeless instructions is the command  to treat women well. The Prophet ﷺ gave both men and women highly specific instructions regarding this. You will find this noble command recorded in  Sahih Muslim  (Hadith 1218),  Sahih al-Bukhari  (Hadith 3331),  Sahih Muslim  (Hadith 1468),  Sunan al-Tirmidhi  (Hadith 1162),  Ibn Majah  (Hadith 1977 — graded Sahih),  Musnad Ahmad  (Hadith 23957), and  Ibn Hibban  (Hadith 479). Acknowledging the war that Shayṭān is waging is only part of the solution. We will never end this gender war unless we end injustice — and we cannot end injustice if we refuse to even acknowledge it. If women are not a greater risk of being oppressed by  men and women  then  men and women  wouldn't have be...
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Umrah: A Pilgrim's Personal Reflection

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful Umrah: And the Call of ALLAH — We Obeyed In life, the most important thing to me is stability. What Umrah and Hajj does is that it is a means of worship of ALLAH which makes you sacrifice your stability and comfort. It looks like delayed flight. Applying for Visa. Booking hotel. It also looks like the cleaners of the Haram shouting “gumi gumi” on top of your head. Dey say make you excuse them say dem wan clean up. Speaking about the cleaning system of the Haramain, their cleaning efficiency is extremely commendable, ALLALHu Akbarrr. From the Masjid Nabawi to the Masjid l Haram. And I've never seen their exact system anywhere else on earth. For example, the people walking with plastic bins between rows at all times. In their teal uniform and white Hijab at the Masjid l Haram. And inside the Masjid Nabawi you'll find them in brown coat. All of their uniforms complete with Niqab among ...
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Umrah and the economy of Saudi Arabia

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  بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful Umrah:  the Call of ALLAH — Distinguished worshippers of ALLAH, I'm Hamidah Abbas, the author of  Polygamy Ijma'a  The Polygamy Ijma'a is all about the authentic  agreement of all of the companions that states that a Muslim woman can decide NOT to be in polygamy. You'll find ʽUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, Saʽd ibn Abī Waqqās, and ʽAmr ibn al-ʽĀṣ (may Allah be pleased with them all) involved in this agreement.  To learn more about this, check Al-Mughni Volume 9 page 483 or read my A - Z letter here. So to my Umrah story. AlhamduliLLAH, I just returned from Umrah , AlhamduliLLAH. And for the first time in my life, I paid attention to Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification game . I must say — I have never seen any game being played so wrongly. Before we get into the economy of Saudi Arabia, I’d like to share what Umrah felt like. I wrote about the experience in this p...
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