11-16-2004, 03:18 AM
NO Muslim women are NOT allowed to marry a non muslim man. Point blank, not doubt, no debate.
The problem here is living in a non-Islamic state.... where the laws of the West collide with Sharia. So, the birth of the European Council of Fatwa and Research can assist with this problem.
Divorce laws differ throughout all fifty states. How can a Muslim abide by Sharia, and be bound to the USA at the same time?
It is totally impossible for me to just "get a divorce". You may be able to do that in Iran, Iraq, Saudi, Pakistan, Lybia, Syria, but not elsewhere.
Converting a husband in USA is not as easy as if we were in a Muslim country. This is a whole different world... they'll put you on a terrorist watch list or something. How on earth do you open someones mind? It's sooo so different here. and thank God for the ECFR to help us with our situations.
I'm just throwing in the towel on this one. I don't know what else to do. I'll just believe what I believe in, and let it go.
You know what bothers me the most? I can see the point in telling me about a serious sin... but for some reason I feel like I could say the Shahada till I'm blue in the face..... and in the eyes of every other Muslim, I'm still a Catholic.