Womens Issues Made Simple

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Author(s): Batul S. Arastu

Publisher(s): Salman Azad Publications

Category: Marriage

Topic Tags: Women in Islam Menstrual Blood Istihadha Hijab

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Explains in a clear language the special rules Muslim women must follow during their menstrual cycles and at other times to achieve ritual purity. It has as its strengths, a systematic layout that helps to chart the sometimes complicated territory that these rules have come to form. The copious use of examples and scenarios greatly helps to make the laws and rules accessible and understandable. Hence, this book goes a long way in filling the large vacuum and need that exists for practical guidance on this subject.

Author’s Preface

Before I came to Qum I had many questions regarding specific issues related to women, the Islamic rules women must follow. One of the main issues all women face is that of different blood cycles. There are a lot of Fiqh (Jurisprudence) books that cover these sensitive topics for women, but I often found them very confusing for myself.

Alhamdulillah, joining the Houza (Seminary) in Qum helped me in understanding these confusing issues. Apart from wanting to share what I learnt, I wanted to make my life easy so I decided to write a very simple book that talks mainly about different issues women face.

In this book we will be mainly discussing different blood cycles and the different women who are special in their own way. When you read this book you will be able to figure out what kind

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