The Marriage Treatise

This treatise is a part of the first volume of “the Celestial Light”, written by Allameh Tehrani. It concerns exegesis of the Quranic verse “They (believer women) do not kill their children” (60/ 12). The treatise consists of 13 chapters, on population control from the viewpoint of Islam and the Quran.

The author
Allameh Seyyed Muhammad Hossein Hosseini Tehrani, outstanding scholar, theosophist, philosopher, theologian#### and literary man in the 21st century. He was born in 1926 in Tehran. Allameh had studied mechanics successfully and could go abroad, continue his eduacation and work, but he started studying religious sciences. Allameh went to “Qom Hawzeh” and studied philosophy, commentary and theosophy in the presence of great philosopher; “Allameh Tabatabaei” and other masters for 7 years. Then he went to Najaf at the age of 27 to continue his studies. He studied jurisprudence (Fiqh), methodology (Osul) and Hadith under great jurisconsults and scholars. Allameh was also trained in the presence of great scholars and theosophists:
Sheikh Abbas Qochani, Seyyed Jamal al-Din Golpayegani, Sheikh Muhammad Javad Ansari and the prominent theosophist; “Seyyed Hashem Mousavi Haddad” who was one of the greatest students of “Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Qazi Tabatabaei”. “Haddad” had a profound effect on Allameh’s life. At the age of 33, by order of his master “Sheikh Muhammad Javad Ansari”, he returned to Tehran and started propagating Islamic commandments and guiding people. Allameh Tehrani and also political activities. He was against “Muhammad Reza shah” (king of Iran) and was going to establish an Islamic government. He communicated with Imam Khomeini (the former supreme leader of Iran) by his students “Murteza Mutahari”. In 1979, by order of his master “Seyyed Hashem Haddad”, he went to Mashhad and spent his rest of life in this city. He trained many students and wrote prominent books.

Some of the chapters:
1- exegesis of the Quranic verse “They (believer women) do not kill their children” (60/ 12)
2- the disadvantages of “tubectomy”
3- the number of tubectomy and vasectomy losses
4- the blood money for tubectomy and vasectomy
5- the theology of Islam is opposed to population reduction
6- encouraging women becoming pregnant, by Islam, etc.

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