Q. I have been told that Muslim women are not allowed to marry non-Muslim men but Muslim men are permitted to marry non-Muslim women. What does Islam say?
Answer by Professor Dr. Kaukab Siddique:
Islam teaches that marriage is half the faith. Marriage is one of the most powerful means for the spread of Islam. It turns hostile communities into friends. The Qur’an used it to break up the well-established system of slavery in pre-Islamic Arabia and then in the rest of the Islamic commonwealth.
Islam does not permit a Muslim, male or female, to marry a non-Muslim, especially in countries like the U.S., China and India where Muslims are minorities.
In a fully developed Islamic state, where Islam is dominant, Muslim men are sometimes allowed to marry non-Muslim women who are chaste and follow the original teachings of Moses and Jesus, pbuh.
In America, people coming in from Arab countries have propagated the view that Muslim men are allowed to marry non-Muslim women. Not only is this an incorrect view it has seriously damaged the Islamic cause in America.
This country has become more pagan than Christian and a non-Muslim woman who comes into a Muslim home is backed by the entire power of the secular State system and the children of such a marriage are educated by a secular education system. Other than in very exceptional cases, such a marriage is very damaging.
Tens of thousands of American and African-American women have embraced Islam during the last two decades. These men who are marrying non-Muslim women are denying marriage to those women who have embraced Islam. Racism and nationalism are often involved in the Muslim male’s decision to marry non-Muslim [usually White] women.
Why have U.S. Muslims been so misled? It has to do with inability to study the Qur’an in CONTEXT and the desire to study the Qur’an WITHOUT the help of the Hadith of the Prophet, pbuh. If we were to know HOW to study Islam, such questions would not arise.
The Qur’an makes it very clear that marriage is to be based only on FAITH in ALLAH and that one of its purposes is to UNDERMINE SLAVERY. Marriage based on CLASS STRUCTURE and NATIONALISM is a clear violation of Islam. Here is what the Qur’an says:
“Do not marry women who associate others with Allah [mushrikat] until they believe. A slave woman who believes is better than one who associates others with Allah [mushrika] even though she allures you. Nor marry men who associate others with Allah [mushrikeen] until they believe: A male slave who believes is better than one who associates others with Allah [mushrik] even though he allures you. They [associaters] beckon you to the Fire but Allah beckons by His Grace to the Garden [of Bliss] and forgiveness, and makes His Signs clear to mankind that they may receive admonition.” [2:221]
Notice that I have written the Arabic word in brackets. It is often incorrectly translated as “disbelievers” and “idolaters” although mushrik is one who associates others with Allah.
All interpretations must end when there is a clear Hadith of the Prophet, pbuh, on the issue. He never recommended marriage with non-Muslim women. Addressing men, he makes it quite clear that Islamic integrity and faith is the requirement for marriage:
“The messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, said: Women are married for 4 reasons: for wealth, for family nobility, for beauty and for Deen: You should marry for Deen, otherwise may your hands be rubbed in the dirt.” [Narrated by Abu Huraira, r.a., in the Sahih of Bukhari and the Sahih of Muslim.]
Deen is a comprehensive term for piety, knowledge and practice of Islam, and Fear of Allah.
Our Arab brothers try to take advantage of a permission granted in chapter 5 of the Qur’an to marry women from the People of the Book: These brothers [conveniently?] ignore the fact that the verse they are using was revealed after the victory of Islam when Islam had become the dominant force in Madinah: ” … [lawful unto you in marriage] are not only chaste women who are believers but chaste women among the People of the Book revealed before your time ….” [5:5]
This is a legal “permission” within a context of Islamic dominance. The Prophet, pbuh, does not recommend it. What is legal is not necessarily the best course.
And Allah knows best.
What is your opinion?
35 responses so far ↓
asqfish // March 22, 2008 at 2:54 pm |
I wonder what the brothers will say about this?
waseem // March 23, 2008 at 9:16 am |
I can see the women enjoy the feeling of ” Gotcha you men”. No more free ride. If you say women cant marry a nonmuslim, here is one of ours trying to prove that you cant either.
I cant say who is right and who is wrong, nor I should give my opinion on these complex issues. I would say this though from a lymen prospective.
‘Ishq nah puchay zaat”.
Does it really matter if two people are in love that they worry about what other person’s caste, sect, religion, skin color or nationality is?Love is color, race, sect and religion blind.
The movie “Khuda kay liye” was the way I would like to think about this issue.
We should not judge people about being right or wrong, let God be the judge of that.
Falsa // March 23, 2008 at 10:22 am |
Hahahahaha. That was way of looking at it brother.
Falsa // March 23, 2008 at 10:23 am |
One way.
Yasmina // March 27, 2008 at 5:01 am |
When will Islam enter the modern world? I was born and raised Bosnian-Muslim woman in the U.S., and have grown up largely with BOTH cultures. I am at heart, a humanist and a secularist, and a liberal…..and am proud of it. Certain Muslims may say I’m not a “true” Muslim, but I say I am…..I’m just of a more reformed type of Muslim. This is similar to my Jewish friends who consider themselves as “reform Jews”. By the way, I’m getting married to a non-Muslim and totally non-religious American man who has no problem with me raising our children Muslim. With this said, why in the world would Islam frown down upon this? And if people do frown down upon it, I really don’t care that much anyway. Just curious about the rationale.
asqfish // March 27, 2008 at 7:16 am |
Asalaamoalaikum
Allah has promised that He (SWT) has only asked us to do those things that are good for us, and abstain from things that are harmful to us.
When a child wants to touch a flame because it is bright and attractive, his mother stops him aggressively because she knows that the fire will hurt him for a long time to come.
Can’t we trust Allah to have given the right advice about how to choose a spouse for the long run?
Br Waseem, I agree with you “let God be the judge” however he is merciful and before He (SWT) judges He was kind enough to give us the rules and guidelines in the Quran. We just have to read them, and understand them in order to practice them.
Sr. Yasmina, if you consider yourself a reformed muslim, who reformed your religion?
Usually it is our ego that reforms our religion to fit the desire of the moment. Allah SWT has in His mercy given us the guidelines for everything and Prophet Muhammad )PBUH) has shown us how to live them.
In 1400 years one thing has not changed and that is the basic human nature: we still ,eat, sleep, marry, have children and interact with other human beings those are the guidelines given in the Quran to make our life easy.
May Allah guide you and your husband to study the Quran and Sunnah and abide by it and thus find peace and happiness within your marraige. It will be difficult to raise children in a faith singlehandedly.
A young couple like you wanted to decide if they both wanted to be muslim in their marraige, the girl was what I call “laid back” muslim and the man a non muslim but with a genuine pure fitrah who had never been introduced to Islam.
They asked Shaikh Hamza Yusuf at the Zaytuna Institute to give premarital classes to see if they could work together in one faith in marraige. You and your husband can find someone similar depending on where you live and then decide if you want to follow Islam and how to do that in your marraige thus having a joint approach towards your children. Raising your children alone in your faith while your husband is a disinterested bystander can be painful & hectic for you and confusing for the children.
May Allah guide you as you make your first step towards Him(SWT)
shoaib // March 28, 2008 at 9:41 am |
I don’t see how someone can claim to be a “reform” anything. Islam came as guidelines for not only the time of the prophet (pbuh) but everyone after him. There was no reference of reforming the religion when mankind saw fit. I’m sure we are not the first society to struggle with aligning Islam with the culture we currently live in. The fact is, Islam has guidelines that as Muslims, we can chose to obey, or disobey. However, we cannot “reform” the religion and claim that we are still under the banner of Islam when Islam clearly states what we can and cannot do.
I agree with the idea that a Muslim male should marry a Muslim female because, simply looking at it from a demography perspective, for every 100 males there are 106 females. By this measure alone, we would exclude six females for every one hundred. We gotta help out our sisters.
Zaky Messenger // May 24, 2008 at 4:24 pm |
Salaams everyone!
I hope you all doing well inshallah
I am not a mufti or an imam or a scientist or anyone. But I would like to mention one thing here (especially to Sr Yasmina).
Assume you are a medical doctor. If someone comes to you and say(take it as he/she doesnt know who you are) ‘ Listen mate, I have got this particular disease and doctors say it can only be cured by doing a major operation. But i reckon its an utter nonsense. We can just take some pills and cure it!’. Would you agree with that person??? Definitely NOT. Beacause you have studied medicine in the uni and also did practice in a hospital. So you know what to do and what not to be done, yeah?!
So same here sister! Musftis dont make their own decisions. They have studied Quran and sunnah and their decisions were made according to that. We cant take the religion in to our hand and say this is correct and this is wrong.
ALLAH KNOWS BEST!
No hard feeling please
Wassalaam
asqfish // May 24, 2008 at 4:44 pm |
Br Zaky, Asalaamoalaikum,
For not being an Imam, Mufti or scientist you wield a pretty good common sense reasoning:)
jazaaik Allah hu Khairan.
One of the most powerful beast to rein in is our Nafs gone unchecked. It runs amok like a spoilt brat and wants to change the rules with every wim of the moment.
I am working on mine.
Please keep me in your prayers.
Ali Zain Al Abdin // June 5, 2008 at 1:46 pm |
Salamualakum brothers and sisters.
In my perspective and judging by what i have been told before numerous times, it is perfectly halal for a muslim male to marry a non-muslim female as long as she is part of the people of the book (christian or jewish). However, the condition here is solely that the children must be raised and taught to beleive that they are muslims as in most cultures and traditions, the children follow the fathers way which is primarily why muslim woman arent allowed to marry non-muslim men.
Salam alakum and god bless.
Ali Zain Al Abdin
asqfish // June 6, 2008 at 8:16 am |
Walaikum Asalaam!
Brother can you see a non muslim mother raising a child as a muslim? or a muslim raising a child and teaching them Christianity or Buddhism?
When a woman has no knowledge and practice of the faith, how can she learn it to transmit it to her children even if she wanted to. If she truly wanted to bring up muslim children would she not learn about islam and revert?
The permission was given because there were large number of non muslim women conquered in war and it was better for muslim men to marry them and give them the rights of a wife rather than take advantage of them without.
“In a fully developed Islamic state, where Islam is dominant, Muslim men are sometimes allowed to marry non-Muslim women who are chaste and follow the original teachings of Moses and Jesus, pbuh.”
How aften are the non muslim women of the book that our brothers are marrying fulfill the above criteria?
In this day and age, it is only the dictates of lust and Nafs that compel a muslim man to leave the available righteous muslim women for the non muslim women who are not willing to revert.
Allah knows best.
Maria // July 20, 2008 at 10:04 am |
who are we to put God Almighty, creator of all things, he who created us, the God Abraham believed in before there was A bible or a qu’ran, inside a box or paradigm called religion? God is much too great to be placed inside man’s mind. We cannon even begin to understand his greatness, God is bigger than just guidelines and rules. Think outside the box, My God will not be contained in such a small mind that we Humans have.
asqfish // July 21, 2008 at 12:49 pm |
Asalaamoalaikum Sister Maria,
Thank you for your thoughtful comment.
God Almighty is the the Creator of everyone and everything, you have made an excellent observation.
He (God) cannot be confined to the human intellect, you are right and He (God) says so in the Quran in His own words:
http://asqfish.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/evidence-of-tawhid-for-the-finite-intellect-665/
However since He (God Almighty) loves us, he has given us sociological ,medical and spiritual guidelines to follow so that we don’t hurt ourselves and dont get hurt.
Some of these guidelines go against the Nafs (lower base ego) which if inflated in a human being becomes flagrantly disobedient to his Creator.
Therefore God Almighty sent down human messengers for humans for guidance, and sent his word through all the scriptures, some of which have been lost and some corrupted by the desires of the Nafs overcoming the humans.
Thus the Quran, which is so far the unblemished word of God supercedes all previous scriptures in whom, the hand of man may have intervened to tweak a meaning here and there.
There are several posts on the Nafs and Tazkiyah Nafs that you may enjoy reading and commenting on as you seem to have a larger view of life than just living for the moment.
May Allah reward you and keep you guided towards Him and please keep me in your prayers.
Mafi // July 26, 2008 at 1:13 pm |
The Muslim religion in everyway seems to fulfill the males needs and suppress women. You recite the Quran to make point of your behaviour but we forget that the
Quran is written by men. It is not to be taken word for word same with the Bible. To all of you who are “reforming” and breaking the chains that a suppressive “religion” attempts to control you under – good for you! Be honest, be true, be virtuous, treat people well, pray and love. Let God be your judge not fanatics.
Peace.
asqfish // July 26, 2008 at 2:52 pm |
Asalaamoalaikum Mafi,
Human beings like to follow their Nafs (their own desires and inclinations) whether they are male or female.
Supression and opression comes from ignorance of the Islamic creed and the word of Allah.
The Quran is not a book, it is the word of God! It is the only scripture left so far that had not been changed by human hands to suit their desires.
The message of all monotheistic religions: Christianity, and Judaism was brought by messengers who were warners, but over time, people still manipulated the meaning of the commands and their message to suit their desires.
It is Shaitan’s promise that he will forever tempt the children of Adam to disobey God, and we have to read, reflect and incorporate in our daily life the mercy that comes from the word of God i.e The Quran to prevent ourselves from the disobedience of God.
This holds true whether we are men, women or nations of men and women.
May Allah SWT guide us in all that we do and say.
Ameen
Mary // August 8, 2008 at 2:03 pm |
So…from all different kinds of people around the world, if you are not Muslim, it means that particular person or group of people does not matter? Is that the teachings of God? I don’t think so…I think it’s the people/believers who make it hype to be so strict that one cannot marry outside the religion. So love does not exist on Islam, as plain as it is, it should be within faith and culture. Ahhh culture! Here comes the real deal. Muslims insist not only to marry from the same faith but from the same town even, because they’re afraid that they’re culture and tradition would be obsolete in the latter. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate the religion or any religion for that matter, it’s just that the religion itself should not be exploit by any individual.
asqfish // August 8, 2008 at 9:51 pm |
Asalaamoalikum Mary,
You make a very valid observation that many muslims prefer to marry in the same culture and even the same town. You are also correct in saying that this does not have anything to do with Islam.
When one accepts the supremacy of ONE God over all else (Tawheed) there is leveling of the playing field for everyone and it does not matter what you or I were before as long as we are now muslims.
Having said that I know that it is difficult for people to marry cross culturally.
As far as marrying only muslims…………If you truly loved someone, would you not want to share with that person the treasure that has been shown to you in Tawheed via Islam?
Marrying a non muslim woman and expecting her to raise her children in a belief that she herself is not convinced about.
what do you think of that?
May Allah SWT give us spouses with whom we can dwell in mercy and kindness, and Love!
Jesane // September 4, 2008 at 1:02 am |
am sorry if i am wrong or hurting someone….but i wanted to share that i am a non muslim….yet i believe in the unseen.i never read Quran yet i loved a muslim guy and so did he…together we tried a lot to fix the match…for him i could go the long way to become a muslim….nothing was wrong anywhere except that his family raised a question as my family are not muslim born….
i dont know how all you people all over the world discuss about Allah and perform your prayers daily 5 times….not even once coming in your mind that who created you has also created LOVE….You follow everything that the Quran says:how many of you have never lied, never hurt someone, never did mistakes while praying, never ever got distracted while praying???this discussion will keep going as long as people are seen through their religions and castes….but what i lost in this is my LOVE and i pray for him….Allah please keep him safe and in peace….I believe in the UNSEEN power.
Thanks………
asqfish // September 5, 2008 at 8:31 am |
Asalaamoalaikum Sister J,
Allah SWT has made you true to your ‘fitra’ which is the innate sense of purity and belief in our Creator that Allah SWT puts in our hearts.
It seems that even though you were ready to embrace Islam, your in- laws (to be) objected on a weak account. As far as I can remember Allah SWT says that ‘we have made links in marraiges’ (across clans and tribes) (please check the post of the ideal marraige part I or II for the accurate reference).
I think in your circumstances, this was more a matter of cultural bias, or a desire to control ones offspring.
Prophet Muhammad PBUH’s parents were not muslims, and can anyone doubt his faith or his (PBUH) being a messenger sent as a mercy to mankind?
Belief in the unseen is essential for emaan, because Allah SWT tells us the concept of accountability in Akirah and yet it is an Unseen concept.
Inshallah, you will find yourself closer to Allah SWT if you go to your local mosque and take Shahadah and ask Allah SWT to find you a suitable and loving mate in whose heart Allah SWT has put love, respect and mercy for you.
Perhaps you will find someone who will be better for you in the long run, Allah knows what is best for you and sometimes He (SWT) witholds from you what you like, because it may be harmful for you in the long run and because you cannot look into the future.
So hasten to take Shahadah and Allah’s mercy and Rahmah will shower upon you, Inshallah!
Ameen
ps Do keep us updated of the good new:)
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nadia // October 21, 2008 at 10:17 am |
I am a Muslim female and like many of my Muslim sisters I find that I am in love with a non-Muslim male. In this situation I find my self torn as I have been told that Islam forbids me to marry a non-Muslim male.
My non-Muslim friend is very tolerant and supportive and respectfully of my religion and totally accepts me and my religion. He may not be a Muslim but he has the belief of God in his heart and is a great person. Must we as Muslim’s deny the respect from such God fearing men just because they aren’t Muslim’s? Does not love, God conscientiousness, honesty and respect count for something in a marriage apart from religion?
asqfish // October 21, 2008 at 5:14 pm |
Asalaam o alikum Sister Nadia,
If your friend truly respects you and is truly God fearing and believes in one God then he will accept one God and that is taking shahada.
If he truly does not believe in Tawheed and you do, the friction will begin shortly after marraige and reach a crescendo when you have children.
Allah SWT says in the Quran and I paraphrase ” I have forbidden you from only those things that are harmful for you”. He alone knows the heartache that awaits a muslim woman married to a non muslim man even if she overtly seems happy.
Although at this time in the inoxication of Amour you may not be aware of the harm that will come later on and will effect you and your children and your family.
This is a good opportunity to gently share your belief of the Oneness of God (tawheed) with your friend and lots and lots of prayer for Allah SWT to show him the light and you may be surprised that he will be ready to join you not only in marraige but in taking shahada and walking on the path to ALlah hand in hand with you.
If you disobey ALlah and go the route of intellectualizing the circumstances : Does not love, God conscientiousness, honesty and respect count for something in a marriage apart from religion? then Allah SWT will turn away from you and yes you may have a materially good life in this dunya but what awaits you for the rest of your life after Akhirah……….?
May Allah SWT guide you and this young man to his path!
Ameen.
Rehmatullah // December 5, 2008 at 7:18 pm |
asqfish!! After reading this blog I don’t know what to say!! You have replied to every comment very nicely and in a calm manner. Mashallah.
I would like to add something here… I saw a comment on a Muslim female … in “Love” with a non- Muslim male… What I see here is people justifying “Sexual Gratification” as so called “LOVE”.. Love is what your parents have for their children.. It’s not some feeling you feel inside of you for other male or female… That’s called “sexual Gratification”
asqfish // December 5, 2008 at 9:22 pm |
Asalaamoalaikum Br Rehmatullah,
Isnt it “Love and mercy” that Allah has placed between a husband and wife? (surah Rum).
However Love outside of wedlock is obviously not something that promotes a harmonious society, and Allah SWT does not want a non harmonious society for us.
Love and mercy does not last between wedded people if they are not answering to the One God and have no fear of Him and are not aware of the Day of Judgment which is where the divide come in.
I think that what you meant by “sexual gratification” meant gratification of the “Nafs” that when it takes over us, our Nafs then dictates to us to fulfill our base desires “no matter what”.
May Allah SWT continue to guide us and keep us in his protection.
Jazaaik Allah hu khairan for giving your valuable input.
Razi Ullah // December 31, 2008 at 11:25 am |
Aslam O Alaikum Brothers and Sisters
According to Islam, “marriage is half the religion”. Yes, there are other rules and regulations…but that’s what they are. Rules and regulations! They are always there to be broken; no doubt about that!
Having said that, it is not my intention to tell someone to wander away from their religion. I believe that when two people really love each other, and it’s genuine love, there are no boundaries. Cast, religion, color, social status, etc. are all ignored. Isn’t the common goal of us human beings in life to be happy and to achieve goals and be remembered? To have good morals? Not to steal? Commit adultery? Cheat? Rob? Kill? We come to this world not knowing what our purpose in life is (and believe you me if we knew our purpose in life, this world would be completely different).
Referring to People of the Book, all those religions teach same morals. There are specific details which contradict each other when compared to other religions, but bottom line is the same. Live a good life! So…go marry whoever it is that you love. Keep God in mind, for he’s the Creator. Us humans can build, and engineer, and discover, but we cannot create! Give him credit. Live your life piously and zealously. Stand up for what you believe in.
I personally think that the main reason why most of the people on this blog are asking these questions is that they are being questioned by their families, their cultures, friends, etc. Perhaps they are from a culture that primarily relies on arranged marriages. Maybe these Bros. and Sisters are having trouble standing up to question their cultures. I say do it! Question it! Make them (whoever the enforcer is) prove to you why THEY should decide your future and your love life. I’m against these arranged marriages. I think that you should get to know your partner, even if of other religion. Stay within your boundaries, and respect theirs. Know them, figure out if you are compatible, and go from there. Even Quran says that about two people of opposite sex, to keep their distance, and for women to lower their gaze, etc. etc. All it’s trying to say is be MODEST.
This (My blog entry)is not in any way meant to divert you brothers and sisters away from your religions. Here, I quote the above post “Love and mercy does not last between wedded people if they are not answering to One God and have no fear of Him and are not aware of the Day of Judgement which is where the divide comes in”. I disagree if the above post means be “One God” that they be of same religion. I know people who are VERY simple. They don’t lie or cheat. They help others in ANY way they can. They believe in GOD, that he exists, and created all these creatures and things around us, for HE IS THE CREATOR. They are of different cultures, color, sects, geographical locations, religions (they may be called almost atheists because the only NON atheistic belief they have is that they believe there is a Supreme Being). I have, however, noticed their love and as God is my witness, I say it’ll put Romeo and Juliet, and Heer and Ranjha, Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal (the guy who built Taj Mahal in love of his beloved wife Mumtaz) to SHAME! Now…answer me all of you. God, the ever merciful and honest, the Supreme Judge, will he ever deny them Heaven? HOW COULD HE?????!? If he does he will not be the God he claims to be in his books of Turait, Zaboor, Injeel, and Quran. They follow the same morals Quran teaches yet they are not Muslims or Christians or Jews or…
Ali // March 9, 2009 at 5:32 pm |
To Rehmatullah..so whenever a Muslim female is in “Love” with a non- Muslim male, that is “Sexual Gratification” but when it is 2 muslims then it is the real love..the Love that your parents have for their children?
MS // April 6, 2009 at 8:20 am |
Assalam alaikum rehmatullahi wa’barakatahu.
Brothers and Sister read and think.
Al Mumtahanah(60)001: O you who believe! Choose not my enemy and your enemy for allies. Do you give them friendship when they disbelieve in that truth which has come onto you, driving out the messenger and you because you believe in ALLAH. You lord! If you come forth to strive in my way and seeking my good pleasure,(show them not friendship). Do you show friendship onto them in secret, when I am the best aware of what you hide and what you proclaim? And whosoever does it among you, he verily has strayed from the right way.
In the above verses which are taken from the AL-KURAAN where ALLAH JAL SHANAHU tell us not to be friend with disbelivers(non-muslims), you are planning to marry.
May ALLAH guide us and protect us from evil. Ameen..
maryam // May 20, 2009 at 12:04 pm |
as salam alykum br.sis. i have 1 question, why do you think a muslim bro. will not teach islam to a non muslim wife? i know about alot of marriages like that. 90% of the time the wife has lots of questions about islam . they all say the same thing ” my husband tells me not to worry about it and will not tell me about the quran or the religion”
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MS // May 24, 2009 at 1:53 am |
Assalam alaikum Br./Sis.
Sis. Maryam without going round and round let me clear your doubt as per my point of view. I dono how many of you wil agree and how many dis-agree.
When you attend a class and your teacher ask’s you a question from the previous class he/she conducted. Now what happenes here is you answer the question if your aware of the answer if not you dont. Similar is with the men and women who are married to non-muslim. If they are aware of the answer they reply else they let it go.
But i suggest you not to give up and try to find and clear your doubt by reading the Al-Quraan and Hadith’s. Inshallah you will find all the answers for yourself. Once you find it try to spread it among other believers who lack knowledge.
May ALLAH guide us and protect us from evil. Ameen..
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boutaroua // August 3, 2009 at 11:45 am |
i like to realize my dreams.
ameena // September 17, 2009 at 2:46 pm |
very well written.
lalyuf // November 10, 2009 at 12:14 am |
when the human being who is unfaithful to his creator by doing idol worship-how can he or she be rightly guided and when they are not rightly guided -how can they be capable of doing faithful role to the family-what is not for the creator -not for the world.Once the heart is direct with the creator and holds the rope of allah. then it is trust worthy.
masha // November 11, 2009 at 7:51 am |
dont we all worship one god? dont we all believe in one god? how we many get to him is diffrent but we all belive and worship him
question… does he choose who to help he doesnt his there for all even for the disbelivers we should all love and care for eachother no matter what isnt that what is said in the quran and bible
asqfish // November 11, 2009 at 6:43 pm |
Asalaamoalaikum masha,
Allah Subhanawataala has promised us in the Quran that He will only forbid us those things that are detrimental to us.
If we have a harmonious married life, it brings peace and love to our hearts. He just guides us in how to attain this peace and happiness by giving us some guidelines.
Of course He loves us, He loves all of mankind but is displeased with those who are disobedient to his commandments.
Step one I guess is to study the Quran with understanding and reflection and see where it applies to our own life and leave esoterics to the experts.
As for caring for each other irrespective of faith, creed or color: that is the defination of a Momin.
Allah knows best!
Jazaaik Allah Khair!