BY Dr: Omer Al-Asker

Coitus is , according to the Holy Qur'an  is banned ; not only that
but the holy Qur'an gives the rationale behind the prohibition

God says in the Holy Qur'an what means" They question thee (O
Muhammad) concerning menstruation. Say: It is an illness, so let
women
alone at such time and go not in unto them till they are cleansed
"Al-
Bakra:222" -

Recent medical researches reveals some of the illnesses that may
happen because of coitus during menstruation though many are still
unknown ; science is developing and new discoveries are found daily
that is why our knowledge will always remain limited.

Coitus during the monthly period should be stopped because , if
coitus
done in this period , the bleeding resulting from menstruation will
increase abundantly as the womb vessels at that time are swollen and
liable to rupture and hence lose function , the possibility of
further
inflammations in the woman womb become high , moreover penis becomes
liable to inflammation because of the ruptures that happens during
touching and erection , coitus also during menstruation is disgusting
to both man and women because of the bad smell of blood and man , as
a
result , may undergo impotence.

The same thing can be said when making coitus with the women in
child's bed(confined) , no sexual joy is expected because of the
dilation of the interior of vagina , moreover coitus in this case
causes some pains because of the cramps of the womb that follow.

During the menstruation , pieces of the lining membrane is secreted
with the blood . when microscopic test was made on the blood of
menstruation , we found these pieces in addition to the red blood
cells and the white blood cells . The womb , because of the secretion
of some of its membrane , becomes sore like frayed skin , so the womb
is liable to the sweeping bacteria conquer , it is scientifically
known that blood is the best soil for bacteria to grow and multiply ,
the womb in this case will lost its ability to fight bacteria
including the bacteria on the surface of the pines which will be so
dangerous for the womb .

What worsens matters is that the resistibility of the vagina , during
menstruation , become at the minimum degree because the amount of the
acid that kills the bacteria becomes so little and the secretion is
less acidic , if not alkaline ...moreover the antiseptic matters in
this
case reach the minimum number .The membrane lining the internal
tissue
of the vagina which is normally composed of a number of layers will
thin to the lowest standard , though composed of a good number of
layers when the womb is ready for pregnancy .

Illness is not only confined to the womb and the fetus but it extends
to harm many other organs inside the body ; these can be condensed in
the following points which show further harms :

1- The extension of the inflammation will surly lock the womb's
tubes , this will affect cilia that help move the egg from the ovary
to the womb , this may lead to sterility or pregnancy outside the
womb
which is so dangerous because it occurs in the narrow tube , in this
case the fetus will keep growing and destroying the internal wall of
this tube till it explodes , the consequences are so dangerous ,
bleeding will be in large quantity and the blood will be poured into
the sides of the belly , the situation ,if not controlled in due
time , death will follow .

2- Inflammation will extend to the urinary tract then the bladder
then
the ureter and it is known that urinary system diseases are fatal .

3- More microbes in the menstruation blood including the whites will
be rife .

Dr Al-Bar elaborates on the subject saying that women , when in the
monthly period , faces physical and psychological pains and coitus
aggravate these pains , he recapitulates these pains as follows :

1-Menstruation brings pains that vary from woman to another , most
women suffer pains in her back or at the bottom of her abdomen ,
sometimes these pains are so unbearable that medications and
painkillers should be used and even seeing the doctor becomes a
must .

2-Most women suffer depression and weariness especially in the
beginning , moreover women becomes so moody and irritable and her
mental state reaches its minimum .

3-In the beginning of menstruation some women suffer migraine ,
dizziness and vomiting .

4-The desire of having sex becomes so weak and even most women
refrain
from having sex and like to be in retirement and calmness and this is
so natural and physical thing ; sex organs , during this period are
semi-diseased , so coitus during this period is not natural but
rather
harmful .

5- Though menstruation is physiological process , the monthly loss of
blood and in large quantity causes a certain kind of anemia .

6- Endocrine glands are also affected during menstruation with the
result that its important secretions becomes less and less during
menstruation.

7- the body temperature decreases by one degree because the unbroken
physical processes inside the body reaches its minimum, so energy
produced in the body decreases and also food assimilation decreases .

8- The loss of temperature resulting from the previous factors leads
to the decrease in heartbeats and thus blood pressure becomes law and
the result is dizziness weakness and laziness .

7- All of these diseases are not only confined to women but also men
can be liable to certain diseases because man , during menstruation
coitus , is liable to be infected with a lot of bacteria that cause
inflammation in the urinary tract , blood is a good soil for the
growth of many kinds of bacteria.

These bacteria ,later , will be moved to the prostate and urinary
bladder , the inflammation of the bladder , in short time , will be
chronic because of the nature of the tiny tracts of the prostate;
these tiny tracts are so many and interlaced and soon the whole of
the
urinary reproductive system will be infected so the infection is
moved
to ureter then to the kidney , the pain of the inflammation of the
kidney is unbearable if becomes chronic as no suitable medication
hitherto is found .

These microbes might be carried to the prostate , the seminal
vesicles , seminal duct and epididmis and then the testes , the pains
are much severer than the psychological pain resulting from
sterility .

A recent research , forwarded to the sixth Saudi conference , says
that coitus during menstruation may cause cervix cancer .

God says in the Holy Qur'an what means " . They question thee (O
Muhammad) concerning menstruation. Say: It is an illness, so let
women
alone at such time and go not in unto them till they are cleansed.
And
when they have purified themselves, then go in unto them as Allah
hath
enjoined upon you. Truly Allah loveth those who turn unto Him, and
loveth those who have a care for cleanness. "Al-Bakra :222)

Yes let women alone till they are cleaned and do not heap illness
over
theirs