In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, The Arabic word Walima (marriage banquet) is derived from the root word Walam, which literally means to gather and assemble. The Arabs used it for a meal or feast where people were invited and gathered. Later, the term became exclusive forContinue Reading…
the default legal (shari`) ruling is that first cousin marriages are permissible. However, there is no intrinsic animosity between ‘fiqh and fact’, as it were; and indeed the opinions of experts in fields such as medicine and astronomy have always been taken into consideration when issuing fatwa. It is importantContinue Reading…
In general, Islamic practice is to keep signs of intimacy in the private without taking it into the public sphere. But in itself the permissibility of holding hands in public would return to the custom of the country. If it is from accepted practice that couples hold hands then itContinue Reading…
