Relationships

Question 1

Muslim teachings on family

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Answer 1

A man is guardian for his family and responsible for his subjects; a women is the guardian of her husbands home and his children - Hadith
This is a patriarchal and suggesting families have different roles

Paradise lies at the feet of your mother - Hadith
This is matrichal suugesting to treat our mother right with respect

Your lord has decreed that you worship none but him and that you be kind

Question 2

Christian beliefs on family

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Answer 2

You must honur and respect your mother and father - Bibile 10 commandments

Wives, be willing to serve your husbands. (patrichal)
Husbands, love your wives, and be gentle to them. Children, obey your parents in everything.
Fathers, don’t upset your children. This pleases the Lord - Bible
Says how you should treat one another and children

Marriage service - in sickness and in health, for richer and poorer

Till death us do part

Question 3

Features of a muslim wedding

Answer 3

• 2 Witness (trust worthy good character)
• The Mahr (Finantual gift from the man that is yours to keep forever-her independence)
• The Nikah (contract you sign and imaan checks to do with law must be done free, only withness nessesary)
• The Walima (represents both families coming togather with culture, food and dance)
• The sermon (vows to each other and imaams speech - God blessing

Question 4

Christian wedding features

Answer 4

A church - holy space Might remind people there vows are witnesed by God
Holding hands - Bride entres holding a family members hand and leaving it to go to start a new family
The vows - The couple promise to commit to one another “in sickness and in health death do us part”
What God has joined no man can seperate - Jesus
Rings An outward sign of commitment. The ring has no end and is unbroken as a symbol of commitment

Question 5

What does polygamy mean?

Do musllims agree or not?

Answer 5

When a man has several wives which is allowed in Islam up to 4
People say it’s okay because Prophet Mohammed did
Others disagree as you won’t be able to treat them equally

Question 6

What does polyandry mean?

Answer 6

When a women has many husbands

Question 7

Bigamy

Answer 7

Crime of being married to 2 people at the same time

Question 8

What is a tempory marriage?

Answer 8

A formal contract/agreement with a nikah for a specific period of time with expeiry date
Only allowed with shia
This was used at the time of the Prophet to stop women being used as sex slaves
Outlawed by Umar the 2nd caliph

Question 9

Features of a christian wedding

Answer 9

Vow’s as a sign of commitment
They usually take place in a church to symbolise religon and encourages commitment (gods name)
Rings that you put on each other which encourages commitment as you will have a part of them on you always

Question 10

Features of a humanist wedding

Answer 10

Chose where the wedding takes place
Choose the readings
Write your vows
Choose the symbols

They show your personalities and are unique

Question 11

Benifits of cohabitation

Answer 11

Get to know each other
Financial reason (cheaper)
Living togather can grow your relationship
Good step of commitment
See problems and get away

Question 12

Facts about familes in the UK in the 21st centurny

Answer 12

260000 people get married each year
Less than half of marriage take place in a church
70% of couples live together before marriage
Britain has the highest divorse rate in europe
42% of marriages end in divorse

Question 13

Christian and Islamic views on marriage for familes

Include a quote from the Bible and Quran

Answer 13

It creates a stable environment for children
It is a religious base for raising children (reading religious books togather)
The Quran say ‘marrige is half your deen’ spiritul path
The Bible says ‘mariage should be honured by all’

Question 14

b) Describe what roles and responsiblities the family has

Answer 14

Responsibilities would be caring for elders and children, financial support for each other. Parents as a role model to children and your home may be partiaechal or matriarchal. Maintaing a family home

Question 15

Islamic views on cohabitation

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Answer 15

‘No man is alone with a women but the third one present is shaytan’
Many muslims believe women shouldn’t alone with men with people that are outside of immediate family and they should have a mahrim

Overall, cohavitation is definenitly no encouraged

Question 16

Christianic views on cohabitation

Libral christian view

Answer 16

Bible says “Marriage is to held in honor among all and the marriage bed is to be underfiled for fornicators and adultery God will judge”

Liberal Christians such as church of England, accept cohabitation where it is a part of a commited relationship Although they still think marriage is ideal.

Question 17

Should wonmen be leaders

Answer 17

Nothing in the Quran says we can’t
Women acn certainly lead prayers in female groups or in their own home
Hadith says “a nation will never succeed if it ruled by a women” spitiual or political leader?
Could be refering to uneducated women at the time
Khadijah the prophets wife was a powerfull bussiness women
Most mosques are led by men but this couls be to with traditon and culture
They find each other distracting “Women and men are responsibe to lower their gaze” - Quran

Question 19

Marriage outside of religion

Islam

Answer 19

Islamic law permits Muslims men to marry up to 4 women who are people of the book e.g Jews/Christians
There can be no compulsion in religion - Quran
so no one can be forced to marry

Muslim men and women are not allowed to marry polytheists
Islamic law does not permit women to marry a non-muslim

Question 20

Marriage outside of religion

Christianity

Answer 20

“unbeliver will be saved through their believing sprouses” So maybe it’s good to marry as a non