sharaa
8th June 2004, 01:47
Assalaamu 'alaikum everybody,
I would like to open up a topic of debate. The question is: in this day and age, should Muslim men be allowed to marry Christian or Jewish women. The reason I ask this is because it is my understanding that the reason this permission was given was because it was assumed that the children would follow the father. However, these days it is rarely the case. I speak from experience, because my father is Muslim and my mother is Christian. I was never raised Muslim and just converted about two years ago, Alhamdulillah! However, ufortunately niether of my sisters are Muslim. Now, my question to you is this: considering that in this day and age it is rare that the children follow their father or that the father is the absolute leader of the household, should these mixed marriages be allowed? I personally believe that in some Muslim countries where the kids still follow their father it should be allowed, but in most western countries, the influence of decadent society combined with the influence of the non-Muslim mother is so great that the kids will rarely ever become Muslim, and therefore these marriages should not be allowed. Of course that is just my opinion, and I am in no way qualified in Islamic jurisprudence, but due to my exerience, I favor this ruling. What is your guys' opinions?
Wassalaam,
Sharaa
Edited by - sharaa on 06/07/2004 18:48:03
Edited by - sharaa on 06/07/2004 21:42:31
I would like to open up a topic of debate. The question is: in this day and age, should Muslim men be allowed to marry Christian or Jewish women. The reason I ask this is because it is my understanding that the reason this permission was given was because it was assumed that the children would follow the father. However, these days it is rarely the case. I speak from experience, because my father is Muslim and my mother is Christian. I was never raised Muslim and just converted about two years ago, Alhamdulillah! However, ufortunately niether of my sisters are Muslim. Now, my question to you is this: considering that in this day and age it is rare that the children follow their father or that the father is the absolute leader of the household, should these mixed marriages be allowed? I personally believe that in some Muslim countries where the kids still follow their father it should be allowed, but in most western countries, the influence of decadent society combined with the influence of the non-Muslim mother is so great that the kids will rarely ever become Muslim, and therefore these marriages should not be allowed. Of course that is just my opinion, and I am in no way qualified in Islamic jurisprudence, but due to my exerience, I favor this ruling. What is your guys' opinions?
Wassalaam,
Sharaa
Edited by - sharaa on 06/07/2004 18:48:03
Edited by - sharaa on 06/07/2004 21:42:31