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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Womens Issues Made Simple Haidh (Menstruation or Period) Haidh is a type of blood that is discharged from the womb of a woman every month. In order to better understand haidh let us follow the eight simple steps below: Verification If the blood seen is other than what is stated below, then it is haidh.

If the blood is not of istihadha If the blood is not of nifas (blood seen after childbirth) If the blood is not from a boil or surgery Signs Blood seen at the time of haidh usually has its own distinctive features: It is red color or darker, sometimes even black It is thick It is warm It gushes out with force and is accompanied with burning Ensuring it is Haidh In order to ensure that the blood seen falls into the category of haidh, the following conditions must be met: The blood seen is not less than 3 days The blood is seen for 3 days in a row Continuous flow of blood for 3 days In the beginning of the cycle (in some cases) blood is visible, later exists internally (for a few days in the vagina) and after some time it starts flowing again.

📌The total duration of haidh is not more than 10 days The blood is seen by a woman who is older than 9 years according to the lunar calendar (approximately 8 ½ years solar calendar) The blood is seen by a woman before she goes through menopause* Between 2 cycles of menstruation, there should be at least a 10-day gap. Note: Sayyid (Women from the progeny of the Prophet) may get their periods till the age of 60 as per the lunar calendar.

Non Sayyid may get periods until the age of 50 as per the lunar calendar, as per Islamic Laws. Categories of women According to the rules of haidh women can be classified into six categories: Women who have a habit of time and duration : This is a woman who sees blood at a particular date and for a fixed duration, two months in a row. For example : A woman sees blood on the 10th of March to the 17th of March and then she sees blood on 10th of April to the 17th of April.

In this case she can be classified under the category of a ‘woman with a habit of time and duration’. Women who have a habit of duration: When a woman sees blood on different dates but the duration of the flow is the same. This happens two months in a row. For example: A woman sees blood on the 10th of March to the 17th of March and then she sees blood on the 12th of April to the 19th of April.

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