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Al-Wishāḥ was written at some point in the late 15th century by Al-Suyuti (c. 1445 – c. 1505).It was a continuation of a pre-existing genre of Arabic sex and marriage manuals tempered for Islamic audiences, a literary form that originated in 10th-century Baghdad under the influence of translations of Greek, Persian, and Indian works on the subjects of medicine and erotology. [5]
In Islam, nikah (Arabic: نِكَاح, romanized: nikāḥ) is a contract exclusively between a man and woman. Both the groom and the bride are to consent to the marriage of their own free wills. Both the groom and the bride are to consent to the marriage of their own free wills.
The formal daily prayers of Islam comprise different numbers of units, called rakat. The Maghrib prayer has three obligatory ( fard ) rak'at and two sunnah and two non-obligatory nafls . The first two fard rak'ats are prayed aloud by the Imam in congregation (the person who misses the congregation and is offering prayer alone is not bound to ...
Salat al-Istikhaara (Arabic: صلاة الاستخارة), which translates as Prayer of Seeking Counsel, is a prayer recited by Muslims who seek guidance from God when facing a decision in their life.
Nikah mut'ah [16] [17] Arabic: نكاح المتعة, romanized: nikāḥ al-mutʿah, literally "pleasure marriage"; temporary marriage [18]: 1045 or sigheh [19] (Persian: صیغه ، ازدواج موقت) is a private and verbal temporary marriage contract that is practiced in Twelver Shia Islam [20] in which the duration of the marriage and ...
A Muslim is required to perform Wudu (ablution) before performing salah, [31] [32] [33] and making the niyyah (intention) is a prerequisite for all deeds in Islam, including salah. Some schools of Islamic jurisprudence hold that intending to pray suffices in the heart, and some require that the intention be spoken, usually under the breath.
The Nikah (نِكاح) is the formal marriage ceremony where a marriage contract, or Nikahnama [10] (نکاح نامہ), is signed by both the bride and the groom in presence of close family members. The Nikah is typically performed by a religious scholar at a mosque, such as an imam , mufti , sheikh or mullah , who in Pakistan will be licensed ...
Ṣalāt al-Janāzah (Arabic: صلاة الجنازة) is the name of the special prayer that accompanies an Islamic funeral.It is performed in congregation to seek pardon for the deceased and all dead Muslims, [1] and is a collective obligation (farḍ al-kifāya) upon all able-bodied Muslims; if some Muslims take the responsibility of conducting the prayer, then the obligation is fulfilled ...