The Principles of Islam - PDF - Islam 114 Dawah Group
The Principles of Islam - PDF - Islam 114 Dawah Group
The Principles of Islam - PDF - Islam 114 Dawah Group
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unit comprising two spouses and theirchildren. <strong>The</strong> foundation upon which <strong>Islam</strong>bases the family is the fact rhat thehusband's duty is to earn the family's living,meet its needs, and defend it. While thewife's duty is to manage the domestic affairs<strong>of</strong> the family, to provide all means <strong>of</strong>comfort for her husband and children, andto look after the children. <strong>The</strong> children'sdut!, on the other hand, is to obey theirparents, respect them, and to be in theirservice when they reach old age.In order to keep the family systemon the right direction, <strong>Islam</strong> has opted twomeasures:<strong>The</strong> first, the husband, or the father asthe head <strong>of</strong> the family, and the manager <strong>of</strong>its affairs. It is impossible to render thefamily's system sound without having thefather as its ruler and manager. Chaoi anddisorder would definitely prevail in a family<strong>of</strong> which each member imposes his ownopinion, on the rest <strong>of</strong> the family members,&