Marriage empowerment through the Qur’ānic stories of husbands and wives

• Main Authors: Jani, Nazrul Affandi, Samsudin, Sofiah, Mohmad, Nor Zatu Amni, ,
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Fakulti Pengajian Qur'an dan Sunnah, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) 2017
• Subjects: BP130 Works about the Qurʼān; BP137 Qur'anic and other Islamic legends; BP188.16 Wasatiyyah. Moderation In Islam; HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/59224/7/Marriage%20Empowerment%20Through%20the%20Qur%E2%80%99%C4%81nic%20Stories%20of%20Husbands%20and%20Wives.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/59224/

Qur’ānic stories of husbands and wives give a glimpse of marital relationship as experienced by the selected couples whom Allāh has chosen to be recorded in the Qur’ān. There are twelve stories discussed in this paper as follows: (1) Ādam and his wife; (2) Nūḥ and his wife; (3) Ibrāhīm and his wife; (4) Lūṭ and his wife; (5) Egyptian Mayor and his wife; (6) Pharaoh and his wife; (7) Mūsā and his wife; (8) Zakariyyā and his wife; (9) Abū Lahab and his wife; (10) Muḥammad  and his wives; (11) Khawlah (al-Mujādilah) and her husband; (12) an ungrateful married couple. This qualitative study primarily uses historical methodology to portray and derive major lessons from the stories. The three key results of this research are: (1) there is a crucial need to expose Qur’ānic stories without deviating them with other unknown sources or details; (2) Qur’ānic stories of husbands and wives prove that marital life is an arena for jihād where married couples need to put their utmost efforts to strengthen their marriage; (3) virtues such as humility, patience and honesty are the vanguards for marriage, while vices such as arrogance, greed and infidelity are the destroyers of marriage.