Ḥā’iḍ Women Are of Six Types
Issue No.457- There are six types of ḥā’iḍ women:1- A woman with a regular period (fixed time and duration): A woman who sees blood two consecutive months, each month at a particular time and for a fixed number of days. For example, in each month blood may be seen from the 1st up to the 7th of the month.2- A woman with a timely fixed period: A woman who sees blood two consecutive months, each month at a particular time but the number of days varies. For example, she sees menstrual blood for 5 days in one month and 7 days in another.3- A woman with a numeric fixed period: A woman who sees blood two consecutive months, each month for a particular number of days (e.g. 7 days) but the time of menstruation is not the same. For example, in the first month, the blood is seen on the 1st of the month and in the second one the blood is seen on the 10th of the month.4- A woman with an irregular period (in both number and time) [1] : A woman who has menstruated for a few months but is yet to have established a fixed period or whose former period has been disturbed and is yet to establish a new one.5- Menarcheal woman [2] : A woman who sees blood for the first time.6- Nāsīyah: A woman who has forgotten her menstrual period.Each of the above- mentioned groups have their own specific rules that will be explained in the upcoming issues.
