Forbidden Marriages
Marriage is a most intimate communion, and the mystery of sex find its highest fulfillment when intimate spiritual harmony is combined with the physical link. If religion is at all a real influence in life to both parties or to either party, a difference in this vital matter must affect the lives of both more profoundly than differences of BIRTH, RACE, LANGUAGE, OR POSITION IN LIFE.
It is therefore only right that the parties to be married should have the same spiritual outlook. If two persons love each other their outlook in the highest things of life must be the same. NOTE THAT RELIGION IS NOT HERE A MERE LABEL OR A MATTER OF CUSTOM OR BIRTH. The two persons may have been born in different religions, but if, by their mutual influence, they come to see the truth in the same way, they must openly accept the same rites and the same social brotherhood. OTHERWISE THE POSITION WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE INDIVIDUALLY AND SOCIAL
Islam forbids any kind of discrimination based on the grounds of Race, Language, Color or Riches.
It however, recognizes ethical moral religious and ideological differences. In Islam - belief and un-belief (Kufr) are not the same.
Therefore Muslim men are forbidden to marry Mushrik (one who ascribe divinity to anything besides Allah) women unless they are converted; and a Muslim Woman may not marry a non-Muslim man unless he is converted.
However any man or woman of any race, color or faith, may on accepting Islam freely marry any Muslim woman or man.
AN ANGUISHED MOTHER'S PLEA
This is What Happens When You Marry Outside Religion........
Lately we have been reading a lot about Muslim girls marrying non-Muslims, and before some naive and foolish Muslim girls think it is a bed of roses and decide to run away with their non-Muslim boyfriends allow me to put the proper picture in focus.
I am married to a non-Muslim because I thought I knew better than my parents. I am speaking from personal experience and can tell you that marrying a non-Muslim was the greatest regret of my life because it is definitely not a bed of roses.
In fact it is a bed of quarrels, heartaches, misery, alcohol, idol worship anti Islamic propaganda and Hell on earth.
I know now that it is much more wiser if people married in their own religion. The chances of happiness are greater.
When I was young, I was naive and I thought "what difference does it make whether one married a Muslim or a non-Muslim as long as you love the guy- that's all that matters, but how wrong I was.
As soon as the honeymoon was over the problems started. My husband knew nothing about bodily cleanliness. Before he prayed he would consume alcohol and this was detestable to me as alcohol is forbidden in Islam.
When our children were born we had a big fight about their names and their religious instruction. the poor children were so confused that did not know what they were.
My husband always drank at night and vomited in bed and I had to clean up the mess afterwards. Every opportunity he had he would run down my religion. I cursed the day I was born.
Muslim girls of today are very naive, they do not realise the misery and heartaches they can cause to themselves and their families by flirting and marrying non-Muslims.
Most of them are very sweet and know how to flatter and chat up a girl, but once they have got what they want they treat you like a prostitute and ridicule you in front of your children.
My earnest appeal to all Muslim girls is that although I made a mistake and destroyed my life I beg every one of you not to make the same mistake and throw away your life.
When Almighty Allah prohibited Muslim women from marrying non-Muslims He had very good reasons, for He knows that such a marriage would bring untold sufferings and destroy a person's chance of happiness.
I appeal to every Muslim girl not to throw away her life by marrying a non-Muslim it is a bed off misery till the end.
You and your children will suffer untold hardships and in the end you will find yourself alone and lost in the streets because he has caught another Muslim girl for a sucker.
Although my life is over I am now living with my children to bring them up as respectable Muslims and make them appreciate their beautiful religion of Islam.
It took me ten years of suffering to realise and appreciate how beautiful is the Islamic way of life and it is a tragedy to read how young people today are prepared to sacrifice Islam for a little bit of sweet flattery.
My humble appeal to all the Muftis, Moulanas, Imams, Sheiks, teachers, parents, and Muslim Organizations is that you must make greater efforts to teach young girls about the beautiful teachings of Islam as contained in the Holy Qur'an. Otherwise more girls might suffer the same fate.
If my letter can save one Muslim girl from misery and suffering then I feel my suffering has not been in vain
"Anguished Muslim Sister"
Don't Marry MUSHRICKS
Do not marry Mushrik Woman (Idolatresses)
Until they believe
A slave woman who believes
Is better than s free woman
Who does not believe
Even though (The Idolatress) Woman
May appear very attractive to you.
Likewise do not marry (Your Girls) to Mushrik Men.
Until they believe
A slave man who believes is better than an Unbeliever,
Even though though (The Mushrik) Man may attract you.
These Mushrik invite you to the Fire
But Allah by His Grace invites you to His Jannat
And Forgiveness by His leave,
And Allah makes clear His message to mankind
So that they might bear them in mind.
(Holy Qur'an 2:221)
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