Category Archives: Islamic Information

What is Mahram and Non-Mahram in Islam

Mahram is an Arabic term derived from ‘haraam’ which literally refers to something which is sacred or prohibited. In the terminology of Islamic Fiqh, a non-Mahram is a person with whom marriage is generally permissible. A Mahram is an unmarriageable person with whom marriage is totally unlawful at all times on the basis of kinship, whether he or… Read More »

Description of the things that are makrooh and forbidden in prayer

Praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds, and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.We previously published a brief work entitled “Muharamaat: Prohibitions that are taken too lightly”, which discussed some of the various offences against Sharee’ah which may involve shirk and major and minor sins. Evidence for these things being prohibited… Read More »

What is a wife’s responsibility to her husband

Between 2005 and 2010, one in ten married couples in Indonesia got divorced, according to data from the Supreme Court. In 70% of the cases, the wife initiated the divorce. The trend has only increased since then, rising by 80% between 2010 and 2015. Why are women twice as likely as men to seek a divorce? One assumption… Read More »

What should a woman take special care of when going out?

Women’s nutritional needs change during menstruation, pregnancy, breastfeeding and menopause. A woman’s reproductive life means that her nutritional needs differ greatly from those of a man. With the popularity of crash dieting in Australia, nutritional deficiencies are common, especially among young women. Good nutrition means eating a wide variety of foods every day, which isn’t possible on a… Read More »

Seven facts-based observations

The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) has responsibilities to observe, document, and understand global change and to predict it to the extent possible. The USGCRP does this by concentrating on five science areas: seasonal-to-interannual variability, decadal-to-centennial variability, atmospheric chemistry and ultraviolet-B radiation, ecosystems, and human dimensions—areas described in the previous chapters. By far the largest share of… Read More »