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Family Life in 21st Century: Challenges and Prospects : Course outline (UR-460)

UR- 460-Curriculum of Life & Living-VI

Course contents

Part-I

Unit I: Concept of Family: Definitions & Classification

  • Meaning and definitions of family
  • Classification of family system in various cultures
  • Concept of family in Islam

Unit II: Need for and Importance of Family

  • Core objectives & functions of the family
  • Importance of family in the society

Unit III: Family Systems: Historical & Contemporary Perspectives

  • Eastern & Western family systems
  • Family system in Pakistan
  • The Feminism Dilemma: Issues and Problems created by Feminism

Unit IV: Islamic Family System Vs. Contemporary Family Systems

  • The Family in Islam: Basic principles in the Qur’an
  • Islamic model for family life
  • Comparison of Islamic family system with contemporary family systems

Unit V: Ethical Foundations of Family Life

  • Selection criteria for the husband
  • Selection criteria for the wife
  • Advantages of Islamic selection methodology

Unit VI: Concept of Marriage (Nikah) in Islam

  • Significance and objectives of Nikah
  • Nikah and its elements
  • Formal requirements of matrimony
  • Mehr & Dowry issues

Unit VII: Ethical Issues relating to Marriage in Pakistani Society

  • Local customs and Islam
  • Monogamy Vs. Polygamy Islamic perspective

Course Contents Family Life in 21st Century: Part-II

Unit VIII: Ethical Roles of Husband and Wife for Successful Marriage

  • The Husband’s ethical obligations: The Wife’s ethical rights
  • The Wife’s ethical obligations: The Husband’s ethical rights

Unit IX: Ethical Obligations of Spouses towards Parents and Others

  • Ethical obligations/ rights towards parents
  • Ethical obligations/ rights towards in-laws and relatives

Unit X: Development of Family Relationships: Constructors and Destructors

  • Akhlaq-e-Hasanah (Good Ethics) and family construction
  • Akhlaq-e-Siyyiah (Bad Ethics) and family destruction

Unit XI: Ethical Roles of Parents for Upbringing Children

  • The Islamic ethical model for parenting
  • Responsibilities of parents: Rights of children
  • Responsibilities of children: Rights of parents

Unit XII: Strategies for Developing Islamic Home Environment

  • Establishing obligatory prayers and Nawafil
  • Understanding and reciting the Qur’an
  • Reading Hadith books & Islamic literature
  • Memorizing and supplicating daily-life supplications
  • Listening and watching Islamic lectures, audios, videos and programs

Unit XIII: Challenges & Issues of Family Life in Pakistan and their Islamic Solutions

  • Male & Female domestic violence
  • Dissolution of Muslim marriage [Talaq (divorce), Khula’ (divestiture/self- redemption),
  • Issues of children/child custody
  • Issues of inheritance
  • Digital addiction
  • Female jobs issues

 

Course objectives

General Objectives

 a .On successful completion of this course, the students will be able:

  • To have awareness about the fundamentals of family life
  • To identify the factors (psychological, social, and emotional) which destabilize family life
  • To understand and be able to apply teaching of the Qur’an and Sunnah in their life
  • To bring behavioral change as per Islamic teachings in family life and develop a balanced personality
  • To develop skills needed for home management and conflict resolution

b.Specific Objectives

  • Knowledge
  • To understand purpose of family life from Islamic perspective
  • To compare and contrast the foundations of family life in Islam and other cultures
  • To recognize psychological, social and emotional factors that may destabilize family life
  • To understand reasons for variance in issues like divorce, inheritance, child custody, personal freedom and their Islamic resolutions
  • To learn the Qur’anic and sunnah approach in building responsible, caring, benevolent and fair Islamic social orders
  • Skills
  • Learn to deal with situations in everyday family life
  • To build capacity of home management and conflict resolution
  • Attitude/ Behaviour
  • To enhance a positive approach of rahmah, ta’awun in good and submission ‘ubudiyah, to Allah s.w.t. in family life
  • To develop a balanced and fair personality, observant of its responsibilities toward society and state

Textbooks

Teaching-learning Strategies

Teaching will be done through the lecture method with a combination of tasks/projects and presentations