Grooming the Groom
Preface Gen Z boys, growing up in urban nuclear families, are witnessing a solitary environment far removed from the closely knit communities of yore. With hardly anyone to guide them in matters related to manhood and marriage, they often turn to the internet or to friends who are as clueless as they are. The Qur'an, being a complete code of life, dedicates several of its passages to elaborate upon interhuman relations. This is in complete contrast to the attention it grants to the ‘pillars of Islam’ like prayers and fasting and zakat and hajj. The Qur'an leaves it to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to explain how and when to offer namaz, what is the nisab for zakat, how to perform hajj and their associated rulings. But when it comes to family matters, the Qur'an dives into minute details, even discussing rare situations and exceptional cases. In the ayat that I have quoted above, God reminds us of His grandeur by citing that He has created mankind from water, and made their relations...