Marriage and the family

Question 1

Cohabitation

Answer 1

Living together without being married

Question 2

Nikah

Answer 2

Marriage contract

Question 3

Procreation

Answer 3

Having children

Question 4

Adultery

Answer 4

Sex where one or both of those involved are already married to someone else

Question 5

Homosexuality

Answer 5

Sexual relations between two people of the same sex

Question 6

Premarital sex

Answer 6

A sexual relationship which occurs before marriage

Question 7

Blended family

Answer 7

Two families uniting when parents meet new partners

Question 8

Nuclear family

Answer 8

Mother, father and children living together as one unit

Question 9

Surrogacy

Answer 9

When a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth for a couple who are unable to have children.

Question 10

Ummah

Answer 10

Community of Muslims around the world

Question 11

Adhan

Answer 11

The call to pray

Question 12

Aqiqah

Answer 12

A ceremony marking the birth of a new-born baby

Question 13

Khitan

Answer 13

Male circumcision, when the baby’s foreskin is removed for health reasons.

Question 14

Shari’ah

Answer 14

Islamic legal system based on Muslim scholars’ understanding of the Qur’an, Sunnah and the Hadith

Question 15

Contraception

Answer 15

The deliberate prevention of pregnancy

Question 16

Family planning

Answer 16

When a couple consider whether or not to have a child

Question 17

Situation ethics

Answer 17

The idea that people should base moral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do

Question 18

Annulment

Answer 18

When it is declared that the marriage was never valid

Question 19

Divorce

Answer 19

Legally ending a marriage

Question 20

Remarriage

Answer 20

Marrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage

Question 21

Gender prejudice

Answer 21

Believing that one gender is superior or inferior to the other

Question 22

Gender discrimination

Answer 22

Actively treating people more or less favourably because of their gender