Women & Family

In the twenty-first century, the obligation of wearing the hijab is being questioned, and the freedom of Muslim women to wear it is under threat in many countries. Dr. Gohar Mushtaq explains its benefits from both Islamic sources and scientific research, tackling widely misunderstood questions along the way.

Marriage advice grounded in the Prophet’s ﷺ own household carries a weight general relationship guidance can’t match. Drawing on hadith, the words of his wives, and the Qur’anic principle for resolving disagreement, this study turns his conduct as husband into guidance a couple can actually apply.

More than 350 rulings on the questions Muslim women actually ask — menses, postpartum bleeding, istihadah, hijab, mixing, rights and duties toward husband and household, children, inheritance, marriage and divorce — answered by Shaykh Ibn Baz, Shaykh Ibn Uthaymin, Shaykh Ibn Jibreen and other senior scholars.

A busy life rarely leaves room to sit and read a book about happiness straight through. This one is built to be read however it actually fits — cover to cover, or a page or two between everything else — aimed specifically at the pressures a wife, mother, student or worker carries.

A woman secure in the position Islam gives her needs more than reassurance — she needs the actual textual case for it. This study makes that case directly, working through a woman’s role, rights and conduct as daughter, wife, mother and member of the community.

A newborn arrives with a full set of Sunnah practices already attached to those first days — and just as many cultural customs mistaken for Sunnah. This closing volume of a four-part marriage and family series sorts one from the other: taḥnīk, naming, ’aqīqah, circumcision and breastfeeding, each traced to its evidence.

Stories showing every aspect of a woman's personality — her intelligence, courage, piety, abstinence and chivalry. Written to instil a new spirit and motivation in women and girls, and to help men understand that bravery, intelligence and patience are not the property of one sex.

Stories from the lives of ordinary people on the rewards of treating parents with honor and respect — alongside detailed authentic accounts from the Qur'an and Sunnah on our duties, and clear warnings about the penalties for abusing or disrespecting them. Covers grandparents, close relatives and elders too.

Authentic stories from the life of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid رضي الله عنها — the beloved first wife of the Prophet ﷺ, the first person to embrace Islam, and the woman who received the glad tidings of a palace in Paradise. By Abdul Malik Mujahid, translated by Syed Ahmed Faisal...

An overview of the mother's role and the basics of raising babies and small children. Motherhood is among the most rewarding roles and among the most complex, and this is a preparation guide for expectant mothers — and for the fathers and husbands who will be caring for those children too.

A scholarly treatise on hijab which argues that the greatest act of modesty a woman can perform is the covering that includes the face — presented as protection and adornment rather than restriction, with the evidences on which that position rests set out in full.

Biographies of the eleven wives of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ — Khadijah, 'A'ishah, Sawdah, Umm Habeebah, Umm Salamah, Juwairiyah, Hafsah, Zainab bint Khuzaimah, Safiyyah, Zainab bint Jahsh and Maimoonah رضي الله عنهن.

From Monogamy to Polygyny: A Way Through addresses the concerns Muslim women have about polygyny — not by refuting or asserting, but psychologically and practically. Built on statistics, research and interviews, it offers advice for moving past the difficulty. Useful to men too, for understanding what it costs.

A substantial course for Muslim women covering matters of faith, the acts of worship, purification in detail, the questions of marriage and divorce, and the other issues that arise specifically for women — written because seeking knowledge is a duty on every Muslim, male and female.

A blissful marriage is stable and peaceful, full of mutual love, compassion and mercy, with disagreement kept to a minimum. This book sets out the foundations of such a marriage, identifies the problems couples most often complain of, and then discusses how disagreements are actually resolved.

The autobiography of Iman Daglas, an American woman formerly Christian, setting out the ethical and moral values of Islam against the modern conflict between materialism and the search for truth. Six chapters on modesty, proper dress, and what she found on the other side of the decision.

Men have duties not binding on women; women have duties not binding on men. It is a distribution of responsibilities, not a ranking. The choice this book puts to every woman is simple: will she follow morals formulated by human beings, whose judgment is limited — or what her Lord has commanded?

A compilation of accounts from women who accepted Islam — their previous beliefs, their experiences, what impressed them and what finally decided it. Their remarks on veiling, on relations between the sexes, and on the place Islam gives women are the most striking part. Compiled by Muhammad Haneef Shahid.

Ten chapters of rulings specific to Muslim women — general laws, the beautification of the body, menstruation and lochia, dress and hijab, her prayer, funerals, fasting, Hajj and Umrah, marriage and divorce, and the laws that protect her honor and chastity.

Great Women of Islam by Mahmood Ahmad Ghadanfar gathers the biographies of the Mothers of the Believers and sixteen female Companions who were given the good news of Paradise during their own lifetimes — drawn from the Qur'an, authentic Sunnah and reliable historical sources. Hardback.