what should we do?
2007-09-05 11:40:00 · 45 answers · asked by sweetheart93 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Islamically, A Muslim woman is not to wed a non Muslim. She is to only marry a Muslim man. This is because in Islam, children are to take the religion of the father. The only thing that is permitted in this case you speak of, is for this man to take his SHAHADAH.
As for Muslim men, they are allowed to marry non-Muslim women just so long as the woman is of the "people of the book." The "people of the book" are Christians and Jews.
2007-09-05 12:12:05 · answer #1 · answered by Simplicity 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If a muslim woman marries a Christian man, she should be prepared to be introduced to Christianity, or vice versa. Have you discussed this? My husband and I are both Christians, however he is Protestant and I am Catholic. We both agreed to raise our children in the Catholic faith, and had a Catholic wedding to boot. Our relationship is not strained because of it, it is stronger because of it. We have discussed everything under the sun, and strangely enough it is surprising how much of it we have agreed on--practically everything. As a matter of fact, he attends church with me regularly, and will be the first to tell you that the "religious differences" we are supposed to have either don't exist or just don't get in the way of anything at all. There are no fundamental differences between the beliefs that we embrace.
Now, moving on from that. Why did I say all of this? The main reason is because there are fundamental differences that exist between Muslims and Christians that will create problems between the two of you in how you live your lives, how you worship, and how you raise your children. You will need to sort all of this out before taking the next step.
If you are confused, or have anything you'd like to talk about, feel free to e-mail me at anytime.
2007-09-05 11:51:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Both religions would have a problem with it. It is only a choice the two of you can make. Just because you lose the support of the people in your respective religions does not mean you lose the support of God! If going to services is important to both of you then some one might need to change religions. Make sure you work out a plan including what religion you will raise you children in.
For example:
If he converts to Islam you could agree to raise your children in Islam and teach them about Christianity. Or vise- a -verse
Good luck!
2007-09-05 11:50:25 · answer #3 · answered by DrMichael 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...it's not okay for a Christian to marry an unbeliever. In the
Bible it says to set yourself apart from the people of the world. This guy must not be very spiritual to marry an unbeliever. If the girl converted to Christianity before they got married then it would be okay. But if the girl were to get converted she would really have to believe and she should not just say she is to get married to the guy but for actual salvation from her sins.
2007-09-05 12:12:37 · answer #4 · answered by lalala 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the Qu'ran, a Muslim woman should be married to a Muslim man. If you are taking the religious perspective on this, your intended should convert to Islam, that way you will both be Muslims at marriage. If you are married to him and have children, those children will have a lot of confusion in the home with religion, so please talk to your intended husband about this because it causes a lot of heartbreak when there is a division over religion in the home. If he is intent on marrying you, have him talk to a trusted Imam and learn more about Islam.
2007-09-05 11:46:12 · answer #5 · answered by Adela 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Why not? I know of one very happily married couple, she a Jew and he's Muslim. She told me recently in conversation, that they have had their little spats (and three great children I may add) over the past 12 years, but never once fought about religion.
2007-09-05 11:49:31 · answer #6 · answered by Mezmarelda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she doesn't know how to spell "marry", then she should stay in school instead.
Should a muslim marry a Christian? In my opinion, NO. It is doomed to failure unless one of them abandons the original religion. Islam is absolutely opposed to Christianity.
2007-09-05 11:57:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would think it would depend on the culture. If as an example, you live in the Middle East I would question how well it would work.
I would also think it would depend on the depth of faith each person has. It is very difficult in a marriage to not be able to share faith beliefs and grow together in your beliefs.
Our Muslim brothers and sisters will have to answer if it breaks the Quran however.
Pastor John
2007-09-05 11:44:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
It's not ok for a Christian man to marry anyone who isn't Christian ... unless he wants a lot of sadness in his life after the wedding.
2007-09-05 11:46:58 · answer #9 · answered by Devoted1 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I could be flippant and say, "Sure, just convert to Christianity."
But truthfully, I would counsel against marriage because your religions are very different from one another and you should really resolve those differences in some way before getting married. If it turns out that neither of you is very serious about your faith, then I guess it doesn't matter right now, but someday it could and it could pull your family apart.
2007-09-05 11:44:58 · answer #10 · answered by William D 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋