Marriage is an important phenomenon that occurs in most societies across the world.
Within the Islamic belief system, marriage is regarded as a sacred union and is
obligatory on all Muslim people. This qualitative study explored the perceptions that
eight young Muslim South African adults have regarding marriage, using semistructured
interviews. The data was analysed by following a thematic content
analysis framework which highlighted aspects such as the extent to which
participants ascribed to their religious beliefs regarding marriage, any societal
influences that may have shaped their views on marriage as well as the factors
they believed lead to the success as well as the breakdown of marriages. From the
results, it was evident that young Muslim South African adults had positive views on
marriage, and expected to get married at some point in their lives. This was primarily
due to their religious Islamic backgrounds and family upbringings. Moreover, the
results indicated that young Muslim adults are more flexible with regard to engaging
in pre-marital romantic relationships, yet continued to hold marriage in high
regard. Participants outlined factors such as teamwork from spouses, trust,
commitment, understanding, honesty as well as communication between spouses as
integral in achieving and maintaining a successful marriage. These perceptions are
discussed in relation to findings from other studies. The need for pre-marital
programmes for young Muslim adults is highlighted.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/13922 |
| Date | 24 February 2014 |
| Creators | Hassim, Rayhanah Moosa |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf, application/pdf |
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