About The Book

Marriage is the joining together of men and women; it enables them to perpetuate the human race in a perfect way. Marriage protects individuals from falling into vice and takes the edge off of sexual appetite. It refreshes the soul and brings the couple mutual intimacy by way of companionship. This leads to the heart remaining at ease, rebooting it for the worship of the Creator. Marriage completes half the religion of a man and woman.

This book explains all the essentials of a perfect and happy marriage; how to choose your perfect partner, instructions on when, and how to propose. It then goes on to explain the fundamental aspects of marriage the rights the couple owes one another.

The author, Sheikh Muhammed Rif'at 'Uthman is the author of several authoritative books. He is also well-known thought the Muslim world as a lecturer specializing in Sharia law. And he currently services as head of the faculty of Sharia at Al-Azhar University.

About The Author

Sheikh Muhammad Rifat Uthman (sometimes spelled Rif'at or Rifaat) (1882 - May 14, 1950) was the first Quran reciter to read on Egyptian Cairo Radio on May 31, 1934, and his voice and style, as well as his general character, have been promoted as a model of the ideal reciter.

Rifat is often praised for correlating melody to the meaning of the Qur'anic Verses, a feat known in Arabic as tasweer al-mana.

About The Translator

Aisha Abdurrahman Bewley, born 1948 in the United States. She holds a BA in French and MA in Near Eastern Languages from the University of California, Berkeley. She spent a year with a fellowship at the American University in Cairo and at the same time attended a seminar on Sufism and Islamic philosophy at Dar al-’Ulum. She is a student of Shaykh Abdalqadir al-Murabit and also studied Ibn ‘Arabi with the late Sidi Fudul al-Hurawi in Fes, Morocco.

Aisha Bewley converted to Islam in 1968. She is the author and translator of many published and unpublished works, some available on her website. She is married to Hajj Abdalhaqq Bewley with whom she often translates and mother of three children.