Sulayman Nyang - The Death Bed of the Family

About this lecture

In this lecture delivered at an ISNA convention, Professor Sulayman Nyang examines the pressures that modernity places on the Muslim family in America, focusing on three key issues: gay marriage, premarital sex, and cohabitation. Drawing on sociology, Islamic history, and the pre-Islamic marriage practices abolished by the Prophet ﷺ, he argues that Muslims must engage critically with American society while remaining firmly grounded in Quranic theology. The lecture concludes with a call to protect the next generation by making Islamic spaces welcoming to children and by articulating a clear Muslim response to modern redefinitions of the family.