5-Endless Bliss Fifth Fascicle - Hakikat Kitabevi

Zu’l hijja 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
’Eid Qurbân 3 4 5 6 7 1 2
12 – MARRIAGE (NIKÂH) IN ISLAM
To have a nikâh means to get married, and tatlîq means to
divorce.
In the book Manâhij-ul-ibâd, the Islamic nikâh is explained
as follows:
The seventh chapter of this book covers the etiquettes of
nikâh. The information on marriage sometimes varies because
people, times and situations are not always the same. For this
reason, while there are nass (âyats and hadîths) and ahbâr
(reports, narrations) encouraging marriage, there are also
others favoring bachelorhood. The times and states of the
Ashâb al-kirâm and Tâbi’în demonstrate that in their time it was
best to get married. There were three reasons for this:
The first reason: During the time of Hadrat Muhammad
Mustafâ ‘sallallâhu alaihi wa sallam’, Christianity was prevalent
throughout the world. Since Îsâ ‘alaihissalâm’ was equipped
with spirituality, bachelorhood, being alone and leading a
solitary life in seclusion were more appropriate for the times and
conditions of his ummat and for his companions. Priests were
ordering everyone to become monks and to lead a solitary life.
They presumed that approaching Allâhu ta’âlâ and being in His
way could only be achieved by living alone and by not getting
married.
CHART III
Christian Hijrî Christian Hijrî
year
year year year
1323 724 607 -14
1356 758 640 20
1388 791 672 53
1421 825 705 87
1454 859 737 120
1486 892 770 154
1519 926 802 187
1551 959 835 221
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