Navigating Islamic Sexuality Education for Muslim Family from Sex and Gender-related Rulings in the Islamic Legal System

[...]there are few Muslim intellectuals, parents, or teachers who are comfortable discussing sexuality from an Islamic perspective. According to Abdullah Nasih 'Ulwan, sexuality education is the process of teaching, explaining, and reinforcing information pertaining to lust, sex, instinct, and...

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Published inReligions (Dawḥah, Qatar) no. 18; pp. 87 - 96
Main Author Samah, Bilal Abu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Doha Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue 01.04.2024
Subjects
Abortion
Families & family life
Gender identity
Islamic law
Islamic life & ethics
Menstruation
Muslims
Parents & parenting
Qualitative research
Quran
Religion
Religious beliefs
Sex education
Sexuality
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Summary:[...]there are few Muslim intellectuals, parents, or teachers who are comfortable discussing sexuality from an Islamic perspective. According to Abdullah Nasih 'Ulwan, sexuality education is the process of teaching, explaining, and reinforcing information pertaining to lust, sex, instinct, and matrimony to children as awareness and guidance. [...]sexuality education should be taught to children as it fulfils the demands of human life based on Islamic law. Providing and obtaining a clear understanding of sexuality education and a solid religious belief can prevent individuals from doing things that are prohibited by religion, such as adultery, fornication, abortion, child abandonment and many others. [...]sexuality education is ought to be taught to children because, according to Islamic law, it satisfies the requirements of human life.
ISSN:2218-7480