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MARRIAGE |
by
Arif Khan
..... And give not (your daughters) in marriage to Al-Mushrikun** till
they believe in Allah alone and verily a believing slave is better than
a (free) Mushrik, even though he pleases you....[2:221] ** Al-Mushrikun=>Pagans,
idolators, polytheist and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah and in
His messanger Prophet Muhammad SAW) - [[6]] Islam considers the husband head-of-the-family and therefore requires
that a Muslima cannot marry a non-Muslim because she will be under the
authority of a non-muslim husband. He may prevent her from carrying out
her religious obligations by either pressuring her or physically abusing
her. But it is not the sole reason for imposing the restriction. The situation
is considered very damaging for the woman to practise Islam afterwards
and even worse for the kids in such marriages. There are NO conditions
mentioned under which a Muslim woman IS allowed to get married or remain
married to a non-Muslim husband after she has accepted Islam. Therefore,
even if she has freedom to practise Islam after marriage, she is NOT allowed
to enter into an inter-faith marriage.
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