slam prescribes a wide range of rules governing personal and interpersonal conduct. The family is considered the basis of social life, and celibacy is forbidden.
The Sheria states that those who have the means should marry, and lays down detailed rules governing marriage, divorce and inheritance.
Islam allows any wholesome food to be eaten and only four types are prohibited carrion, pork, blood, and idolatrous offerings. Muslims can only eat meat that only Halal is from an animal that has been slaughtered by bleeding as prescribed in the Sheria.
Muslin may not drink or handle alcohol, nor serve it to Muslims or non-muslims. The prohibition against alcohol is extended by qiyas to all drugs that befog the mind.
Men and woman are regards as equal in Islam, though ‘men have a degree over women’ in the household due to their physical differences and the need to have only one head in the house. But a woman may hold property and carry on her own business. She may work outside the home and retain her earning. She has rights to share in the estate of deceased family member. Her consent is required for marriage and her husband is obliged to maintain her. A Muslim man married to non-Muslim women must allow his wife to practice her religion without hindrance.