Muslim women r not allowed to marry non-Muslim man,what is the logic behind this?
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Children follow the religion of their father.\n\nTo insure that the children will be raised Muslim and believe in Islam the father must be Muslim.
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It does happen - the danger is very real in a misogynistic 'cultures' I do not know enough about Islam to know that this is why women have less rights in such countries - perhaps in certain offshoot groups.....  If the culture/religion says that women have less rights then the warning signs are there. We never believe that it could happen to us/ to our marriage. Life has a way of dumping you on your head though.  Even a different country and the same religion is dangerous. I no longer beleive that you should take such risks - too many mums and kids going through this - There is an organization called child-find for just such things.
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I'm also a Muslim (girl)\nAnd I believe the equallity between men and women.\nThere shouldn't be any discrimination between other sexes.
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You're right, I feel it isn't justified at all. While this maybe something that pandered to the primitive people of the past, it just doesn't apply to today's modern and ever-changing society.\n\nI will use Christianity as an example. \n\nChristianity preached monogamy. It gave instructions on how to behave in marriage, and how a husband and a wife should behave to each other.\nIf a man decides to go have mistresses on the side or engage in serial polygamy - it's not Christianity's fault either.\n\nThis is Ano's arguement, that Islam allowed men to have up to 4 wives with the instruction that men should not take another wife if they fear they cannot deal justly with all of them. And that if they stray within these limits its "not Islam's fault".\nFirstly, many Islamic scholars have agreed that a man need not take the permission of his wife (some even go further and say that he needn't even inform her of his marriage) to marry another.\nThis leaves the complete power in a man's hands, and there is little that is provided for that, since we all know how many Muslim men don't follow this rigorously.\nSecond, while a Muslim man may take up to 4 wives, there is little that stops or prevents them from the ease of their divorce, which somewhat encourages them to engage in serial polygamy - this time 4 wives at a time (like King F'ahd of Saudi Arabia who married over 300 women to consolidate the tribes in KSA, 4 at a time), especially since for a man - all it takes for him to divorce a woman is 'talaq, talaq, talaq' (triple divorce).\nIn UAE you're even allowed to text these words of divorce to your wife and be legally divorced.\n\nThirdly, \nabout slavery. It's a hotly debated issue, and many Muslims prefer to shun the subject, or dance around the topic without an answer.\nThe point is, yes, a man can take as many concubines (called "slaves") as he wants, as spoils of war. Supposedly, this is because these women, with the men killed in battle or taken as war prisoners, will not be able to support themselves and it is considered better that a Muslim man take her as a slave (or concubine) and have legal intercourse with her.\nHer children will not become slaves, and he can choose to marry her, which she will then be conferred the status of a Muslim woman.\nHowever, imagine if a man goes on several wars and comes back with several "slave women". How is his wives going to deal with that? Just sit back and be happy that he's taking care of them, or feel somewhat cheated because this man is treating them like cattle that he can 'legally' have sexual intercourse with?\nI feel it's not justified at all.\n\nYou see, the point is, polygamy gives men even more power to abuse women and even treat women like trash using divine 'messages'. Now he can even divorce them 4 at a time (not saying he will, but he will have the option to.), and have full rights over them.\nOf course, there is no way a man can treat his wives equally. He will always love one wife more than the other.\n\nThe prophet's favourite wife was Ayesha, his youngest wife.\n\nSo because it is Sunnah (it is recommended) that you follow the ways and deeds of the Prophet, obviously, the interpretation of the Qu'ran's dictum of treating wives equally does not mean in terms of love, or affection.\nIt is MATERIAL. That means, if he buys a handbag for a wife, he must buy the same handbag for the other wives, or give them a gift of equal value.\nHe must divide his nights among them.\n\nHowever, the Prophet himself did not divide his nights among his wives equally, as many hadith (reports of the Prophet's sayings, deeds, etc.) testified that he was in the bed of another wife during the turn of one of his wives.\nSo, dividing nights equally must be optional as well, as the Prophet himself was only human and did not divide them equally (though we can all say he
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That answer is definetely wrong.. beating wives is certainly not only in arab and Muslim countries.. i'm sure it happens ALL over the world.. the blame is sure not on the religion (regardless what it was) it is on the husband and his mentality.. \nIslam is a great religion only for those who understand it and understand what is written in the Qura'an.. \nIslam and the way Islam tells us to treat other people is amazing.. full of love and respect... The whole world has a wrong concept and perception of islam.. and lately so many people are realizing that they have a wrong vision on Islam and they started to read the Qura'an and ask about it more deeply that's why the numbers of muslims are increasing... Anyhow, that was Rev. Kip's personal opinion.. and now this is mine.. and anyone who thinks that Muslim women don;t have equal rights as men are dead wrong.. \nAll muslim women have rights.. they also have the CHOICE to stay at home or work or study or do whatever they want just as long as it is acceptable in the Islam religion.. like they're are not allowed to be working bas jobs and soo.. \nand also Muslim women go out and do everything they want (as i said previously, as long as its something acceptable and respected for the Islam religion) and also Muslim women are not being hidden or anything.. I don't blame any of u who said those  wrong things about Islam because u didn't come into the Arab and Muslim world and see how Muslim men treat Muslim women.. beleive me u'll envy them.. \nplus Africa is definetely not a country to measure the whole muslims by.. What Muslim African men do their wives doesn't mean that all Muslim Men do that.. b/c Islam forbids that.. and also a men can go to jail if he abuses his wife in the Arab World..
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As long as being an active member does not make the Muslim go against the teachings of Islam then yes. There are alot of the things in the Western culture that goes against the teachings of Islam, Christianity, Judaism and many other religions. They still manage to live in these societies and stick to their beliefs so why can't Muslims. The problem does not lie with the Muslims, but with those who want the Muslims to change. What is wrong with a Muslim women wearing a veil. She is minder her own business and doing her own thing. Does her veil make her not part of the community? Or because the Muslims do not go to the bar on Friday night or eat BBQ ribs with you at the company picnic make them not part of the community? Just because they live their lives different does not mean they are not part of the community. I don't see these kinds of questions being asked of strict Christians who live their lives similar to Muslims. Sounds like a double standard to me.
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no thats not possible, Muslim women are only allowed to marry Muslim men.\nMuslim men can marry from other religions, but try to convince his wife of Islam and raise his children as Muslims.
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The guy should not be shoving the religion down your throat.  It is up to you to convert when and if you ever are ready. It's not a requirement because Muslim men are able to marry women of the book (ie, Christian, Jew, etc), but if you want to have children in the future, it will become an issue because Muslims who marry outside the religion want their children to be raised Muslim.  I will tell you that being married to a Muslim is difficult, just as it may be with any man of any race or religion, but there are so many more rules and a lot of jealousy and insecurity for no apparent reason.  Best of luck to you. :)
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Has nothing whatsoever to do with Islam.\nIt is a culture in Africa.\nMasais are not Muslims and they do their women.\nSome tribal people in Tanzania and Kenya who are not Muslims do their women too.\nSomalis have been doing this for centuries, so have Sudanese.\nIt is purely a Tribal and cultural thing.\nIndian, Pakistanis, Indonesians, Arabs, West Africans, Malays etc do not do this.
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I think it is because we have been taught that Islam is a religion that believes in violence against all non-islamics and does not give rights to women.\n\nCorrect me if I am wrong but that is what we have been taught.
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I don't know how to write it in english anyway I'll tell u the purpose and why.\nits because in islam its forbidden to look at  women's bodies except for their husbands.\n\nsorry I couldn'y explain it all very well cause I can't get the right words in english any way can't you see that this way a succesful marraige is done cause a  man will love her for herself at first not her body and also  after she is married do u think that you want any one to look at your wife's body and beauty??if you have a sister you will let her wear apropraite clothes I think have you ever thought why is that??\nTo protect her
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to atheist \nactually the only country that says  women cant drive is Saudi Arabia.and they made that rule for culture reasons not Islamic and they are even of thinking of getting rid of this law soon!and the stoning is for the adulter/adulteress.so men and women get stoned for committing that sin.and no Muslims country follows that punishment any more\n\ni so agree with Sabrina.its right many Muslim women do not know their rights as Muslim women.they only follow what their culture tells them to do.when Islam came the prophet Mohammad he forbid the Arabs from burying baby girls alive.Islam also gave women the right to divorce and property.\n\np.s i would like know how can a non-muslim tell a muslim(who knows their religion better) that the translation the sabrina gave is a load of crap.that doesnt make sense.thats like me telling a christian about their religion i have no right to tell them that their meanings of the bibles are wrong.ppl should respect other ppls beliefs.
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Have your parents arrange a marriage. Good Muslim women don't date.
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I love the blunt way you put it.\nYou call a spade a spade. \nThe Muslim law allows men to “marry” a woman and divorce her an hour later after they have screwed her. This is law is used all the times in Muslim countries to cover up prostitution. For example young girls from Iran, or India, “marry” rich Saudis for just one night.
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Tayeb,\n\n      Dating is not allowed in Islam.  You have to get married as per Islamic Sharia.  Make dua and Insha'Allah it will happen.
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There is no obsession with female chastity in Islam. True you are to remain a virgin till you are married but that is for men and women. There are several reasons for this, but Islam is not the only religion that promotes staying a virgin till marriage. And as for walking several paces behind there husbands this is a cultural thing, I bet the people you see doing it are either Indian or Pakistani Muslims (not that im saying all are like that ). I walk with my husband taking his arm or holding his hand. I'm a British Muslim, and my husband is an Arab. There are many women out there oppressed and in abusive marriages, that aren't aloud to leave the house without there husband, who are beaten, who are prisoners in there own homes and they are not of any religious denomination at all.  So yes you are wrong to link them to Islamic culture, but they do occur in Islam just like in christian, Jewish, Catholic, Protestant and atheist homes and men who are bullies and women oppressors come from all walks of life, all religions, all countries, all cultures. In Islam women are repected and treated like gold by there husbands, in our homes its the husbands islamic dutie to help 50/50. I for one have never felt more safe and respected. Full face veils are worn by choice there is nothing in Islam that says you have to cover your face and the small percentage of women who do, do so by choice, they do it for God not there husbands.
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if your talking about mutah marriage or urfy marriage that's a new thing,,,,but it's against Islam but some people do it anyways...it is where 2 people get married with out anyone knowing and with out paying a dowry...it had become popular in some countries like Egypt and Iran but it is not allowed in Islam.....by the way Iran is a Shiya Muslim Country and Shiya Muslims are not considered Muslims....they are different....