Love and Mercy

Description

Course Description

Study the principles upon which valid marriage is based and understand the distribution of rights within the marital relationship between husband and wife. Also learn about the elements which can break a marriage and about the various stages of divorce and the correct method of affecting it should it unfortunately become necessary. This course is essential for young people planning to marry and those who have already married. It is surprising how much more we can learn about matters that we might think are common sense or cultural. Islam has given very specific guidance to the married couple so that they can have a fulfilling life; where it does not work out, marriage can be ended correctly, and thus social integrity is maintained in and out of marriage. This course will cover the whole chapter of marriage and divorce as discussed by the ulama over the centuries.

Course Content

Nikah

• Virtues of nikah
• Objectives of nikah
• The rulings of nikah

Before Marriage

• Preparations before marriage
• Choosing a partner
• Duties upon parents
• Children
• Consultation and Du’a
• Conditions of nikah
• Necessary components of nikah
• Conducting the nikah
• Rights and duties

After nikah – the journey begins

• Communication
• Working together
• Intimacy and marital relations
• Maintaining a relationship

The roller-coaster journey ahead

• Responsibilities of the parents
• Children’s duties towards parents

Divorce: Talaq

• Purpose
• Forms of divorce
• What may effect a divorce
• What effects a divorce
• Words of divorce
• Words which portray the severity of divorce
• Divorce in jest
• The man’s state at the time of the pronouncement
• Conditional expressions that effect divorce
• The number of pronouncements of divorce
• Divorce during mortal illness
• Post marital waiting period (‘Idda)
  • Completion of the waiting period
• Taking back a divorced wife (Raj’a)
  • Legality of taking back one’s wife
  • Taking back or remarrying a divorced wife
  • The desirability (Istihbab) of taking back one’s divorced wife
• Release for Compensation (Khul’)
  • The compensation
• Financial Support after divorce
• Child care and custody

Dates 

Lesson 1 – Saturday 11 May 2024

Lesson 2 – Sunday 12 May 2024

Lesson 3 – Saturday 18 May 2024

Lesson 4 – Sunday 19 May 2024

Time

10:00-15:00

Course Delivery

This course is run either onsite or online. When registering, please choose your preferred option/platform. Lessons will be recorded and students provided access to them.

For more information on how Zoom works, please view our Zoom user guide at https://ebrahimcollege.org.uk/zoom/

Course Resources

All students will receive the relevant course details, materials 5 days before the course starts. This will include:

• Zoom meeting details (for online courses)
• PDF versions of the course materials/notes by email
• Link to Google Drive to access courses notes and recordings (if applicable)
• Link to Google Classroom to interact with teachers, receive additional course material and information (if applicable).

Please note:

• Printed copies of your course materials are available to collect from the college office on request.
• If you would like a printed copy to be posted to your address, you will need to place an order via our website https://ebrahimcollege.org.uk/product/course-material/.