THEME A- Family and Relationships

Question 1

Sexual relations before and outside marriage

Answer 1

• “Flee from sexual immorality” BIBLE
• “Do not commit adultery” THE 10 COMMANDMENTS
• “And do not go anywhere near Zina; it is an outrage and an evil path” QURAN

Question 2

Human Sexuality

Answer 2

• “Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; it is detestable” LEVITICUS 18:22
• “Must you, unlike other people lust after males abandon the
  wives that God has created for
  you? You are exceeding all
  bounds” QURAN 26:165-166

Question 3

Marriage

Answer 3

• “That is why a man leaves his father and mother is united with his wife, and they become one flesh” GENESIS 2:24
• “If a man gives his daughter in
  marriage while she is adverse to it then such marriage is invalid”
  HADITH

Question 4

Divorce

Answer 4

• “Anyone who divorces his wife
  and marries another woman commits adultery against her” MARK 10:11-12.
• “For those who intend to divorce their wives, there shall be a waiting period of four month; if the go back remember God will be most
  forgiving and merciful”
  QURAN 2:226

Question 5

The nature and purpose of family

Answer 5

• “Honour thy mother and father” BIBLE
• “It is one of the greatest sins that man should curse his parents” HADITH
• “Honour your children and
  perfect their manners” HADITH

Question 6

Contraception

Answer 6

• “Every sexual act should have the possibility of creating life” Humane Vitae
• “God wishes to lighten your burden, man was created weak” QURAN

Question 7

Gender Equality

Answer 7

- God said to Eve, "I will make your pains of child bearing
very severe...Your desire will
be for your Husband and he
will rule over you" GENESIS
3:16

• “Man was created in God’s image” BIBLE
• “Men and Women have the same religious and moral responsibilities, and will be rewarded by God for their good deeds” QURAN
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