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Considering Marriage
posted on July 23, 2012At The Huffington Post, Imam Khalid Latif writes about Islam, and the roles men and women play within marriages. “Through our Tradition, it’s seen as respectable, commendable as well as permissible for a woman to be accomplished,” writes Latif. “For example, the Prophet Muhammad’s first wife, Khadijah, was fifteen years older than him, married him when she was 40, was a wealthy businesswoman, a widow, and also was his employer for some time.”