Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I The Sunday Guardian I November 19, 2022
After marriage, the first question that most often comes to mind is whether to opt for living in a joint family or a nuclear one. The Shariah has nothing against either. One is free to choose any of the two according to one’s own convenience. But in my experience, if the couple is mature enough, the joint family system would be beneficial in every respect.
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I The Sunday Guardian I November 12, 2022
Having a blood relationship makes it easy for people to love one another. And this is particularly true of parents and children. Even if a child does not return his parents’ love back, he or she will continue to receive love.
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I The Sunday Guardian I November 05, 2022
As is the custom in the eastern world, after marriage, women leave their parent’s home and live with their husband’s family in his home. But most women, though physically residing in their husband’s home, feel their hearts are in the homes they have left behind. This is an unrealistic way of thinking, and results in disturbed lives.
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I The Sunday Guardian I Oct 29, 2022
Mohammad Rafi (d. 1980), was a famous Indian singer. He sang many songs which were very popular with the masses. There was one particular song which moved even the singer himself to tears as he sang it. It was about a daughter leaving for her in-laws home, after her marriage. The lyrics of the song are as follows:
“Take with you, the prayers of your father,
