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Re: Marriage between Hindu and Muslim
Veloshnee Govender (govenv@med.und.ac.za) wrote:
: A very good friend of mine is in a relationship with a Muslim and she is
: Hindu. She would have posted this article herself but unfortunately she
: does not have access to a computer. I am sure that anyone who has been
: involoved in such a relationship can understand her present dilemma.
: I know both her and her boyfriend very well since we studied at the same
: univerity together. They are very committed to one another and a
: relationship like their's is very rare to find. At times I find myself
: envying what they have together.
: They would like to get married but according to Islam she would have to
: convert. Since she is very committed to Hinduism, conversion to Islam is
: not an option that she is willing to consider. Is it possible for them to
: marry without either one of them converting??? Can such a marriage work???
>From an Islamic perspective, the answer is a big NO. Conversion
to Islam IS a pre-requisite to an Islamic marriage. The human
spirit occasionally gets over that requirement though.
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Nachiketa Tiwari
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