Islam is a religion that provides a complete system of living for humankind, including marital harmony and conflict resolution. Islam is not a symbolic religion that...
Several years ago, I sought a divorce to end a marriage in which I felt a fundamental and irreconcilable incompatibility, but faced resistance on both cultural...
Meena Malik shares the story of her one-year long engagement, and how she discovered one of the most helpful and meaningful rituals that helped her survive....
Siraaj Muhammad tackles the concept of celebrity shaykh worship: being so swept up in adoring the personality of a religious leader that we forget the real...
In an earlier MuslimMatters article titled My Husband Is Not As Practicing As Me, the Shaykha shared her spiritual advice about what Muslim women can do...
There’s a mistake that many mothers of single daughters on the marriage market make: pressuring their daughters to change essential parts of themselves for the sake...
A Muslim woman (who chooses to remain anonymous) writes about discovering her husband’s porn addiction, and the struggle to rebuild her marriage. Discovering a Husband’s Porn...
Every year before Ramadan starts, we all feel the spiritual vacuum and the withdrawal kicks in. We desperately look forward to Ramadan as we require that...
Disclaimer: this advice is not in relation to any woman who is facing any forms of abuse from her spouse. This is for a woman who...
“One day, Prince Charming will come along, sweep me off my feet, and we’ll go off on a honeymoon to the Maldives and live happily ever...