Who is a mahram?

Who is a mahram?

A woman’s mahram is a man to whom she is related by blood or cannot marry: Father, grandfather, great-grandfathers. Sons, grandsons, great-grandsons. Brothers and half-brothers (brother with whom one shares one parent). Milk brother (brother who was breastfed by one’s mother) Nephews. Paternal and maternal uncles. Father in law Related posts What beauty treatments are…

Seeds of Change (part 2) – Establishing the pillars of society in Madinah

Seeds of Change (part 2) – Establishing the pillars of society in Madinah

During his life in Makkah, in the early years after the revelation, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) began spreading the basic concepts of Islam, but as he (peace be on him) and his followers were met with hostility, discrimination and persecution, those 13 years were characterised by survival – at a personal level…

Can a woman travel without a mahram? Can she go for Hajj unaccompanied by a mahram?
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Can a woman travel without a mahram? Can women go for Hajj unaccompanied by a mahram?

The prohibition on travelling the distance of 3 days unaccompanied The majority of narrations state and confirm that it is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel the distance of 3 days and 3 nights unaccompanied by a mahram. Accordingly scholars cannot negate this. Abu Sa’id al-Khudri…

silencing women is not the prophetic way

Silencing women is not the prophetic way

Islam came to liberate women from the abusive and oppressive mentality which had existed towards in the Arab community for centuries. Islam gave woman the freedom to express herself and to be independent, financially and socially. She could get an education, she could do business, and she had a voice. It is culture which perpetuates…

international women's day and islam
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What does International Women’s Day have to do with Islam

Women’s Right to Fair Treatment Women’s Day is a reminder that we still have not secured freedom from oppression for women. Isn’t it time that we deliver women the rights that Islam gave them 1400 years ago?   O mankind we have created you from a male and female and we have made you into tribes…