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Sex Education in … S. Fahs and A. Kanso / (141

               about  this  topic  from  a           has  revealed  in  His  Glorious
               religious  and  moral  point  of      Book:
               view  while  also  ensuring  to              “The love of desires, of

               protect them from the ideologies             women and sons, of the
               that  are  incompatible  with                hoarded  wealth  of  gold
               religious beliefs.                           and  silver,  of  well-bred
                  As a result, we can conclude              horses  and  cattle,  and
               that  sexual  relationships  that            tilth, is made to appear
               take  place  only  within  the               fair  to  men;  this  is  the

               context  of  a  lawful  marriage             provision of this world's
               are permissible.                             existence,  and  Allah  is
                  The  Holy  Quran,  Prophet                He Who is the good aim
               Muhammad,  and  Ahl  al-Bayt                 of life”. (Quran, 3: 14)
               are regarded as the ideal model
               for  politely  discussing  the           Allah  says  in  His  noble
               many  aspects  of  sexual  life;      book  that  Islam  highlights

               where  they  discussed and  still     human  beings'  natural  sexual
               till  today  enlighten  us  about     needs  and  does  not  call  for
               the  issues  and  matters  that       their  suppression;  instead  he
               concern  sexuality,  through          encouraged marriage as a good
               establishing rules and controls       deed  and  strongly  opposes
               for  sexual  relationships  that      celibacy and monasticism:

               have become general laws and                 “Marry  the  unmarried
               principles  that  Muslims  have              among  you  and  the
               followed through all eras.                   righteous  among  your
                  The Holy Quran recognizes                 male  slaves  and  female
               sexual desires, as God Almighty              slaves. If they should be
                                                            poor,  Allah  will  enrich
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