LESSON # 259 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
To Wed The Idolatresses
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Verse – 221a of
286, Section – 27 (Part - 2)
Wed not idolatresses till they believe.
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Wa laa
tankihul-mushri-kaati
hattaa yu’-minn.
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Lesson
‘Al-mushri-kaati – (the idolatresses) this word has been derived
from shirk which means ascribing plurality to Allah Almighty, that is to
say the woman who includes any other person or thing in the virtues of G0d
Almighty. This word has been used in its vast and common meanings. Every
infidel woman is included in this order. It is not necessary that she should be
only idolatress. To wed any non-Muslim woman is unlawful according to the theologies
of spiritual guides (Imam) Maalik and Shaaf-‘aii, but it is
unlawful to wed each non-Muslim woman near to the scholars of Hanfii
theology in accord with common rule, but it is lawful to marry any woman from
Jews or Christians (because they belong to the heavenly religions). Its
permission exists formally in the Divine law of the religion.
God Almighty has forbidden the
Muslims to marry the idolatresses in this verse. Further explanation of this
order is as under:-
1.
To wed any disciple of a worshiper of fire
(woman of the sect of Magi), Sikh and Hindu women is not right.
2.
It is lawful to marry any woman from Jews or
Christians (because they belong to the heavenly religions) but not better. Hadrat
Umar (may Allah be pleased upon him) has disliked it. Instigation and
stress exists also in the Sayings of the Messenger of God Almighty (grace,
glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) to marry any religious woman only.
3.
The woman who
seems as she belongs to the heavenly religion from her style, but if it is
known through investigation afterwards that her Faith is not of the people who
belong to the heavenly religions, then it is not just to wed her too.
In short it is not lawful to marry
any that woman who is not Believer. Islam has not banned in the chain of
marriage with any race, colour or caste etc, but restricted for the Believer
and correct Faith only. The basic reason of it is that the relationship of
husband and wife is perfect love and friendship. Deep relation is necessary
between both of them. It is compulsory for the accomplishment of husband and
wife successfully for life that the wife should not be denier of the universal
laws of her husband namely Oneness of God and Belief in the last Messenger
(grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him). If this relation doesn’t exist
between them then it is quite impossible to pass their lives successfully in
each aspect, and the bigger badness than it affects the education, religion and
future of their children. Their father pulls them toward himself and the mother
toward herself. The result is clear.
The husband will decide the matters
of his domestic life in the light of this faith. The wife will think according
to her own faith. The quarrel and vigorous contradiction will remain always
between them. It will affect badly their children and their future will ruin.
So it is ordered that ‘Wed not idolatresses till they believe” to
escape yourselves from the results of too much destruction. This restriction
also exists in the Jews and the Christians religiously. However it is another
thing if they don’t act upon it.
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