Abstract
The foundation of the family in Islam is blood ties or marital commitments. Islam builds the family on solid grounds that are capable of providing reasonable continuity, true security and mature intimacy. Marriage is a part of life, family as well society. The universality of marriage in different societies and cultures is attributed to the many basic social and personal functions. From Islamic point of view, marriage is a religious duty, a moral safeguard and a social commitment. Islam views it as a strong bond terming by Mithaqun Ghaleez that means a challenging commitment. It is a commitment to the dignified meaning full survival of the human race. Islam regards marriages the first and foremost righteous act and an act of responsible devotion. Islam recognized the religious virtue, the social necessity and the moral advantages of marriage. Islam considers marriage a very serious commitment; it has prescribed certain measures to make the marital bond as permanent as humanly possible. Marriage in Islam is neither a sacrament nor a simple civil contract; rather marriage in Islam is a something unique with very special features of both sacramental and contractual nature. The aim of his paper is to discuss of marriage institution in Islamic framework and its roles and significance in current global human society. The paper also tries to present a solution to the problems of family issues in the light of Quran and Sunnah.
Highlights
Marriage and the family are central in Islamic system
It is a commitment that married partners make to one another as well as to God. It is a kind of commitment in which they find mutual fulfillment and self realization, love and peace, compassion and serenity, comfort and hope. All this is because marriage in Islam is regarded first and foremost as a righteous act, an act of responsible devotion
Marriage as an institution leads to the uplift of man and is a means for the continuance of the human race
Summary
Marriage and the family are central in Islamic system. Islam views marriage as strong bound “Mithaqun Ghaleez” a challenging commitment. It is a commitment that married partners make to one another as well as to God. It is a commitment that married partners make to one another as well as to God It is a kind of commitment in which they find mutual fulfillment and self realization, love and peace, compassion and serenity, comfort and hope. All this is because marriage in Islam is regarded first and foremost as a righteous act, an act of responsible devotion. This seems to be the focal point of marriage in Islam. According to the approved opinions, one commits sin by not marrying, and does a meritorious act for which, he will be rewarded in after life, because by marriage, he protects himself and the bride from committing adultery, and procreation of children in modern condition
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