The Components of Sexual Health from the Perspective of the Qur'an and Hadiths
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 10 No. 3 (1403),
11 November 2025
,
Page 94-109
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v10i3.42140
Abstract
Background and Objective: Since in Islamic teachings, health and its promotion are more seriously ordered than the charter of the World Health Organization, so the purpose of this research is to identify the components of sexual health from the perspective of the Qur'an and hadiths.
Methods: This research is a descriptive-analytical library study, from the perspective of the Qur'an and the traditions of the innocent Imams (PBUH), extracting the components of sexual health and matching each of these components with the Holy Quran, the verses related to the goals of the instructions were extracted.
Results: Based on the findings, 16 indicators were obtained for the components of sexual health, which include 1-providing the ground for marriage and explaining the related laws, marriage, love and affection, and procreation (observing marital relations) in the Sharia framework of purity, 2-purification, and preservation of chastity and piety (observing dress code) to combat sexual deviation and sin, 3-prohibition of sexual relations outside of marriage, 4-homosexuality, 5-self-care and prohibition of marriage to married women, adultery, and the establishment of legal rulings for adulterers, 6-avoiding intercourse with women during menstruation, 7-allocating time for sexual satisfaction, 8-the permissibility of polygamy, 9-the allowance of temporary marriage (Mut'ah), 10-the allowance of remarriage after divorce, 11-opposition to remaining single, 12-prohibition of friendly relationships with the opposite sex, 13-prohibition of secret promises and contracts with women whose mourning period has not ended, 14-maintaining the covering of private parts and concealing them, 15-avoiding forbidden marriages, 16-informing children about sexual education and awakening.
Conclusion: An examination of the components of sexual health from the perspective of the Quran reveals that “framework and explanation of laws regarding marriage, love and affection, and procreation (observing marital relations) within a framework of Islamic purity and chastity, purification, and preservation of chastity and piety (observing dress code) to combat sexual deviation and sin” had the highest frequency, with 28 and 27 occurrences, respectively. The lowest frequency was observed for “avoiding intercourse with women during menstruation,” “opposition to remaining single,” and “prohibition of friendly relationships with the opposite sex,” with a combined frequency of 4.
- Hadiths and Narrations
- Quran
- Sexual health
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