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This is a practical manual dealing with all aspects of a woman's daily life. The author deals with such delicate subjects as personal hygiene, menstruation, hijab, marriage, divorce as well as the woman's role in the family and in the community. This book is of immense value to Muslim Women and teenage girls, especially those are discovering or re-discovering the relevance of Islam in their lives.
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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
At only 63 pages long it was not really what i was expecting. I will write a fair review as my sister has done a good job bringing this handbook out and Allah will reward her for that. It covered most aspects of daily life in a simple manner, without going into too much depth or recognising the minor differences between sunni and shia......for instance Lady Fatima (as the best female role model) is not mentioned once.
Practically in the health section the author missed out an important chance to list some everyday items that contain haram additives such as pork by products like Trypsin (used in some baby foods and the polio vaccine), Porcine (pig)Pancreatin used in some contact cleaning solutions, and whey (always look for products with the v for vegetarian on to be on the safe side....even some chocolate can have non vegetarian whey in it!)
Also the author says that lightly beating the wife is allowed '...when unfaithfulness is feared...'....(Sura 4:34 If you fear high-handedness from your wives, remind them of the teaching of God, then ignore them when you go to bed, then beat them lightly. If they obey you, you have no right to act against them.) The Shia view for instance is that God provided alternatives to wife-beating such as reasoning with the wife first, then employing certain negative incentives such as separation. Beating lightly is not favoured an we believe that the prophet himself did not like this practice. Also the arabic word does not mean beat in the literal sense but almost to 'wake up or shake them into seeing what they did wrong'. The theme of this sura is defending the women's rights and countering the prevalent oppression of women. Any interpretation of the verses of this sura must be in favor of the women. This sura's theme is "protection of women, not intimidation or opression".
However the book has plenty of positive advice for sisters, in particuarly new reverts (especially in regards of periods)who need a starting place and advice before reading further and exploring Islam deeper.
Practically in the health section the author missed out an important chance to list some everyday items that contain haram additives such as pork by products like Trypsin (used in some baby foods and the polio vaccine), Porcine (pig)Pancreatin used in some contact cleaning solutions, and whey (always look for products with the v for vegetarian on to be on the safe side....even some chocolate can have non vegetarian whey in it!)
Also the author says that lightly beating the wife is allowed '...when unfaithfulness is feared...'....(Sura 4:34 If you fear high-handedness from your wives, remind them of the teaching of God, then ignore them when you go to bed, then beat them lightly. If they obey you, you have no right to act against them.) The Shia view for instance is that God provided alternatives to wife-beating such as reasoning with the wife first, then employing certain negative incentives such as separation. Beating lightly is not favoured an we believe that the prophet himself did not like this practice. Also the arabic word does not mean beat in the literal sense but almost to 'wake up or shake them into seeing what they did wrong'. The theme of this sura is defending the women's rights and countering the prevalent oppression of women. Any interpretation of the verses of this sura must be in favor of the women. This sura's theme is "protection of women, not intimidation or opression".
However the book has plenty of positive advice for sisters, in particuarly new reverts (especially in regards of periods)who need a starting place and advice before reading further and exploring Islam deeper.
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very good book. a lot of very good information.contains a lot of information for a small book. one of the best books i have found to read about this type of thing.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is very good and is very handy espically when your travelling, it helped me to gain so much knowledge about islam that I did not know about. Inshah'Allah those you purchases will benefit from it.I highly recommended it to those sisters who would like to increase in their knowledge on islam.
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interesting
I'm not muslim,I bought it out of curiosity and because I wanted to learn more about this culture and this religion.I liked it,it's a well-written documentary.
Published 5 months ago by lafleur
Lady Bracknell of Hijab
A deliciously fierce book replete with certainty and authority. One is reminded of a Victorian etiquette book and the inimitable Lady Bracknell in a hijab. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Claire Khaw
OH MY GOD
OH MY GOD, This book is just totally amazing, I mean it has everything a muslim women will ever need in a life time. I bought this book four times because it was so good. Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2001 by rolly@hotmail.com
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