Before You Tie the Knot: A Guide for Couples
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About The Book
Marriage is a natural developmental stage for most adults but the process of getting married and achieving a successful, long-lasting marriage can be fraught with challenges for Muslims in North America. The authors present a unique approach that reflects 40 years of combined experience in counseling couples.
Mohamed Hag Magid is a prominent imam at one of the largest mosques in the US, and Salma Elkadi Abugideiri is a licensed mental health professional. The two provide an Islamic framework for the entire marriage process and present marriage as a partnership while underscoring the ingredients for successfully finding a spouse, as well as for establishing and maintaining a healthy marriage.
This book is invaluable for anyone seeking marriage, as well as for parents who are involved in their children's marriage process. Those getting re-married after a divorce or death of a spouse will also find this book extremely useful. The authors raise thought-provoking questions to help readers increase self-awareness, clarify what is desired in a spouse and in a marriage, and help them get to know a potential spouse.
Topics addressed in detail include
- finding a spouse,
- the role of family and in-laws,
- the marriage contract and wedding,
- intimacy, spirituality and finances.
- Special issues addressed include mental health,
- domestic violence and
- threats to a marriage.
This marriage guide is surprisingly comprehensive and practical. It provides a tool kit with concrete skills that can be used throughout a marriage to ensure a healthy relationship that is grounded in the Islamic values of love and mercy-qualities that are necessary to achieve the ultimate purpose of marriage: mutual tranquility. This book promises to be a valuable resource that couples will turn to for many years both as a refresher and as a reference.
About the Contributor(s)
About the authors
Mohamed Hag Magid: Imam Mohamed Hag Magid is an American Muslim scholar and community leader. He serves as the Imam of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) Center in Sterling, Virginia, one of the largest Muslim communities in the United States, and has served as President of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). As a prominent voice on family and community issues in the Muslim world, he co-authored Before You Tie the Knot: A Guide for Couples and co-authored Reflections on the Qur'an: A Ramadan Reader. He also contributed a chapter to Change from Within: Diverse Perspectives on Domestic Violence in Muslim Communities, reflecting his engagement with contemporary challenges facing Muslim families. His work spans Islamic guidance on marriage, Qur'anic reflection, and Muslim community life in the West.
Salma Elkadi Abugideiri: Salma Elkadi Abugideiri is a licensed professional counselor with a focused practice on mental health and relationship issues in Muslim communities in North America. She is a founding board member of Peaceful Families Project, an organization dedicated to raising awareness and ending domestic violence in Muslim communities. Her written contributions include several publications addressing domestic violence, relationship health, and mental health challenges facing Muslim families. She co-authored Before You Tie the Knot: A Guide for Couples alongside Imam Mohamed Hag Magid, offering practical guidance for Muslim couples preparing for marriage.
Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN
9781493637058
Publisher
Create Space
Author
Mohamed Hag Magid and Salma Elkadi Abugideiri
Pages
347
Year Published
2014
Size
W-6 in | H-9 in | D-0.8 in
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