Includes index.

The purpose of marriage -- Islamic upbringing : an important parental responsibility -- Children : a source of mercy for the parents -- Birth control in Islamic law -- Irreversible contraception -- Islamic viewpoint on irreversible contraception -- Sterilization in compelling & dire situations -- Reversible contraception -- Islamic viewpoint on reversible contraception -- Conclusion from the four schools -- Practicing contraception for the fear of poverty -- Contraception due to being ashamed of conceiving a girl -- Contraception for the fashion of having small families -- Population control -- Two forms of reversible contraception -- The use of loop as a means of contraception -- Emergency contraception (morning-after pill) -- Selling contraceptives -- Disadvantages and harms of contraception -- Abortion -- Life is sacred -- The Islamic ruling and viewpoint on abortion -- When does the soul (ru?) enter the fetus? -- Ruling on abortion after 120 days (4 months) -- The situation of necessity (after 120 days) -- Ruling on abortion before 120 days (4 months) -- Conclusion from the four schools -- Abortion in cases of need and necessity (prior to 120 days) -- Excuses that affect the mother -- Excuses that affect the unborn child -- Abortion and adultery -- Abortion and rape -- The role of doctors and medical practitioners.