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Question

Muslim men are allowed to marry outside Islam, but Muslim women are not. Why?

How does this jive with the fact that many men in the bible (OT) married Pagan women and reverted to Paganism?

Answer 1

Because in Islam, the children take on the faith of the father. And the woman is charged with raising the children. And in this scenario, it's feared that the woman will teach the children of another faith, and lose her faith in Islam while she attempts to do so.

in Judaism, children take the Mother's faith. hence, a Jewish person would remain Jewish even though he/she converted to another religion.

(different Laws>> new covenant)

Answer 2

Because a woman joins a man's family upon marriage, same as in many religions and cultures. Also a man has responsibility for the religious upbringing of the family - eg going to the mosque on Friday on behalf of his wife and kids. A Muslim man could marry a Christian woman and could still carry out his duties as a Muslim. A Muslim woman marrying a Christian man would have difficulties continuing with her faith in a Christian family.

Answer 3

by user Nafeesa (member of yahoo)

Okay this is a great question. Well first of all I think it's great that you are are christian and dating a muslim because most people these days are not accepting. and won't date people of muslim faith. All right. If you are a female and not muslim, then it is okay to marry a muslim man, preferrably you converting to islam before or after marrying him. If he is a christian man and wants to marry a muslim female then it is wrong. He must become muslim before marrying her. So basically, the man ALWAYS has to be muslim in this kind of situation. Don't think that islam is being sexist. The reason for this is said to be beacause the man usually has control of the house. So he can easily not allow his wife to not practice her faith of islam. So he must always be muslim. In your case, you should become muslim, but it is not mandatory. It would be really nice if you did though. there is nothing wrong with islam. all of these politics you hear on the news. people make things sound like islam is a bad thing. it really isn't. if the muslim you are dating is forcing you to become muslim and you really want to stay with him then go ahead. but if you are not that commited to him and dont want to become muslim, then just leave him. I say that just stay with him, and tell him to teach you a little about islam. It is truely a fascinating religion. You will learn a lot. And I hope that God guids you on the right path to become the best! Hope this helped. One last thing, I believe this to be very accurate. I am seeing some other answers...that kind of seem... But if you don't want to go with this its fine. But just try searching it a little on the internet. And if that doesn't satisfy you then try going to the nearest mosque and asking people there. they can be of great help.

My conclusion

You can only marry her if she follows your faith or vise versa. If you want to earn her parents respect and blessing then convert to Islam or she should convert to your beliefs. However this choice is up to you and her. Allah has given us free will, we can choose to walk away from Allah or draw closer to Him.

The women are not permissible to marry outside of her own faith however looking at this day and age no one is perfect. I mean that if he/she is a good Muslim they wouldnt even be going out with a guy/girl.

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Answer 4

I guess you can ask Jewish people why they inherit their religion from their mothers.... it is the birth right of the father in the Islamic religion that his children be raised with his same faith. To be honest- it works in the benefit for Muslim women, who want to pray with their families, and also raise their children with the same Islamic holidays and beliefs. If a christian or Jewish woman has married him, obviously she knew ahead of time what the marriage would entail, and they came to a mutual agreement and understanding.

Answer 5

Some scholars say it's allowed for Muslims women as well. Majority say no, but there are some scholars who think women as well are allowed.

Children follow the father faith could be a reason as one of the posters said.

Answer 6

well i asked well educated scholars about this and they say something much diffrent than what people think...people think that a man can marry a woman from"ahl alketab" and those who r christians and jewesh,but women can't...the answer i got is that even men can't marry christian women ...alittle story as a prove for this...that a muslim man went to aly bn abe taleb and he was the 4th khalifa of muslims and well educated in the house of prophet muhammed(pbuh) he asked him that i wanna marry a christian woman he told him no u can't...the muslim man said how do u forbid something allah didn't forbid?he said enough unbelieving for her to say that Isa (jesus) is the son of allah....so now if we wanna understand the meanng of ahl al ketab they r not christians now adays but they r the christians b4 bcuz they were believing in one god and they weren't saying that jesus is the son of god...
and allah knoweth best

EDIT:and if ahl alketab means christians these days also then i agree with poki

Answer 7

Because the children usually follow the faith of th father, so it is a way of insuring Islam is the faith of future generations, InshAllah.