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Muslims in relationships with non Muslims
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In their Religion, are these allowed to happen or would the non Muslim need to convert?
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Same as Christians, some are hardline, others arent. Its a religion same as the others.
Every Christian I know, never worships or follows their faith.
I really should be bringing this up with the other person but I have reasons such as it may no need to come that....
Has anyone here who is a non muslim had relations with a muslim?
having said that it does happen - at work our India director is Christian and he is married to a Muslim girl - however I don't think that either of the are that religious its more that they are labled as being that religion because everyone belongs to a religion or caste in India because of the society rather than any strong religious convictions they have.
I couldn't however see someone who had strong muslim convictions marrying someone who wasnt' muslim. However that doesn't meant that they wouldn't marry someone who had coverted to Islam. One of my friends a muslim from Egypt is marrying an English girl who has converted to Islam. Infact I think she might be more into it than he is.
I think Judaism is a lot more stricter when it comes to marrying outside religion.
I think this is partly true my jewish friend recently got married and she wasn't allowed to get married in the synagogue and for ages she couldnt' find a rabbi to marry her - even her own uncle refused because she was marrying outside of the religion - even though her children will still be jewish as its passed through the mothers line.
Excellent wedding though - in the end she found a break away rabbi who married them in the garden of a lovely house under a huppa (sp?) and then we had all the dancing and chairs and everything - SOOOO much fun.
i don't think there was a problem as he's spent time over there and can speak hebrew - i know because a girl came to our school from isreal last xmas and he helped her out. And her mother was jewish but her father was another religion - i can't remember what though.
Another two of my friends were in a relationship at uni. She's Muslim, he's Jewish, but neither of them are strict. In fact I didn't know she was Muslim until I asked her if she wanted a drink in the pub one night. And he's more culturally Jewish rather than religiously Jewish. But since that was at uni, parents weren't really an issue, even though both had told their parents. But she's from Malaysia, and I think things like arranged marriages are more of a cultural thing specific to certain countries, rather than a religious thing.
I think it's more of a case that parents are upset that their child doesn't take their religion as seriously as they do, that ends up being the problem, rather than necessarily any prejudice again non-muslims. It's not quite the same thing as bringing a black boyfriend home to meet your racist parents, it's more like saying that you've been paying lip-service to your parents religion (or at least their interpretation of it) for the past few years.
there was a female dentist where my mum works, she was from india i think and been divorced from an arranged marriage, she was in her late 30's and her parents were trying to arrange another one. Anyho, she meets this guy from pakistan or somewhere who wasn't muslim. And recently moved over there to get married, only she was telling her parents she was moving to further her career and then tell them after when it's too late.
It just depends how serious they are.
Yes her mum was quite supportive as its still keeping the jewish line going and everything but its just a bit crap that they couldn't get married in a synagogue though as it meant lots to her to have a proper wedding.
ETA though we were talking to her brother in law at the wedding and he was all upset becuase he's half christian half jewish and is going out with a girl from saudi arabia and he knows that the relationship will never last because they come from different religions which is really sad.
I know quite a few muslims who have married non muslims - no big deal.
And with their parents most would prefer their kids married into the same religion but once their kids reach 30 and still unmarried they just want grand children and don't care who they marry .. lol
Depends on the individuals involved,.. some people are religous and some aint.
Plus there are many different kinds of Muslims same as Christians
Hope that's of some use
I think that is very rare. Some Muslims will 'see' people of other faiths but when it comes down to the nitty-gritty of marriage, most Muslims will insist on their partner taking up Islam. This is because there is enormous pressure even from the extended Muslim family that a marriage outside of Islam could be regarded as a short-cut to apostasy.
A lot do, yes, but some are more open about who their children choose to marry within the confines of the religion.
There's a whole range of muslims, some very religous and some not at all and some somewhere inbetween.
A muslim chap I know had an arranged marriage, the first time he was introduced to a distant cousin and he didn't fancy the girl and it didn't go any further .. the 2nd time another girl was introduced, he liked her - she liked him - and they just got on with it and now have a little girl.
In a way it's kinda nice .. cos it's just people getting on with their lives,.. kinda nice and simple ..
Most of the people who had an arranged marriage wasn't actually arranged it was two families that thought, hmm,, our kids would make a good match, lets introduce them and see how they get on ..
Very true. I have found that Muslims from Turkey, for instance, tend to be far more relaxed about their faith but generally Pakistanis are more strict.
This is because of the nature of the State. Turkey is secular, Pakistan isn't.
I dont' think its as simple as that - if you don't have the support of your family and friends then turing your back on your whole lifestyle and culture to be with someone you love can be a very big step not to mention you could also potentially be putting your own life as well as that of the person you love at risk.
In fact the girlfriend hasn't even told her parents she is going out with him for fear of the repercussions.
That's a real shame.
To be expected, really. Too many "honour" murders.