Importance of Family in Islam

Certain animals such as ants, bees, termites and several species of monkeys are social, that is they live in communities. The social life of some of these gregarious animals is characterized by some very significant and interesting systems.Man is also a social and gragarious animal that has the most varied and the most interesting social life that we know.

Society and its kinds

Social life usually originates from a set of natural or acquired ties which join together a number of individuals and turn them into a coherent community. This coherent community is called a society.

There are many kinds of society and from different angles it can be divided into various classes.

Some of these classes are limited and small, like family, and some of them are big and vast, such as tribe, clan; community, nation etc.

Muslim Women and the Islamic Family Structure

Islam sees a woman - whether single or married - as an individual in herself with the right to own and dispose of her property and earnings as she pleases.  At the time of marriage, the groom gives a marriage dowry to the bride for her own personal use, and she keeps her family maiden name rather than changing it to her husband’s last name.

Both men and women are expected to dress in a way that is modest and dignified.  The Muslim woman is required by the Qur’an to cover her entire body with the exception of her face and hands while in the presence of men whom she is not related to (or permitted to marry).  This drees code is often referred to as the Islamic hijab.