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The Muslim Marriage Guide (Censored Edition)

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Subhanallah! Finally a true rendering of what marriage in an Islamic home should be. No more quotes, passages of hadiths, and stories (although we NEED them). I am speaking about actual HOW TO live in a healthy, religious, loving and peaceful home. HOW to make it, HOW to break it, HOW to honor it, and all the HOW TO's. Next to Shaykh Abdullah Adhami's audio, Gender Relations, this book MUST be read together with your intendent!

She quotes books of fiqh, that my teacher blushed and skipped over reading because of it's straight forwardness! This book will whip any Muslim couple into shape becuase of the time you spent wasting on feeding your naafs more and more garbage, when you should have been filling your home with love and devotion to Allah.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??????Look for the UNCENSORED PLEASE!

The book should have been called _The Art of Islamic Lovemaking_! (since that is what most of it is about). Its unfortunate that the publishers came out with a "censored" version. It just goes to show how prudish many modern Muslims have become. Classical Islamic scholars examined the subject of sexuality quite thoroughly, and even wrote extensive treatises on it. They had lovemaking down to a science, and explored its legal, biological, emotional, psychological, cosmological, metaphyical, theological, and mystical dimensions. If you think I'm exaggerating, check the sources out for yourself. Such prominent figures as Imam Abu Hanifa, Suyuti, Rumi, Ghazali, Ibn al-Qayyim, and Ibn al-'Arabi probed into the various aspects of this timeless "art".

Kudos to Ms.Maqsood for reviving a dying science!

An excellent and very well written book that will have you reading it more then once. Sound and pratical advice for keeping the Muslim Marriage together. I recommend this book for every Muslim who is considering marriage soon or who is already married.

I was so glad to find this book! It sets examples for maintaining a healthy and good marriage from an Islamic point of view. It discusses everything from having an emotional relationship a sexual relationship. The book focuses on both the roles of the husband and the wife and how to keep eachother happy. It is a great book for every Muslim couple!

I received this book as a gift, unfortunately after I had read such horrible books as "Kitabul Nikkah", which victimized the wife to an unbelievable extent. This book will give you a realistic and practical approach to a decent Muslim marriage, living in modern times, and in a non-Muslim society. I think this book is long overdue, and finally sheds light on the female perspective of a healthy marriage.

I read this well written book and must say it provides some very good insight into building strong maritial relationships and it gives good relationship advice. Someone else commented on the lack of need for such a book...I respectfully disagree, as I think it is great that Ruqayyah Maqsood has written a book on this topic from an Islamic viewpoint, with sensitivities to the Islamic context. I know of no other books that give relationship/marriage advice from an Islamic standpoint. A good read and well worth your money.

Be sure to find the uncensored version, one edition of which is published in the US by Amana Publications in Beltsville, MD, USA. The ISBN # is 0-915957-99-X; the book has white covers with a small picture of an open Quran and two wedding rings.
Quilliam Press in London has also published this book. A third (cheaper) version is published somewhere in Asia, but I've heard that one has some content removed from it.

This book is really good. I learnt a lot from it. I am sorry to know that there is a "censored" edition of this book. I assume contents of the last two chapters got edited - these two chapters try to educate men about female sexuality so that men understand the "needs" of their women and take action to make sex life enjoyable to BOTH of them. Censoring these chapters might reduce the usefulness of this book.
I recommend this book - the original one, not the censored one.

The book is written in general terms, how one should behave each other in Marriage with very minimal quotations from Islamic sources. Although Islam is very modern and respectfulness and equality among parters is built into religion and to read same things as what we read in any other modern relationship books did not suprized me. What I was expecting from the title of the book was to base these claims with sources and give samples of them.
But still this book is very helpfull for it is concise and for those who does not have patient and time to read the original books and other books in this field can benefit from it and see what Islam says about marriage.

I think every person who is getting married should read this book. It give a whole new meaning to marriage and what its really about!

I enjoyed this book so much. I bought in Pakistan and brought it back with me to the States. It is a must for newlyweds! They way it is written, it is as if someone is talking to you and teaching you. I am planning on getting it as a wedding gift for my cousins wife who will Inshallah take her Shahadah soon. For a new Muslim, it will help understand the beauty of being married and for Muslims it will help understand more about our religion. A great read all the way!