01-08-2005, 11:55 AM
Quote: The reason muslim men are allowed to marry christian women but not pagan women is because despite the blasphemy of the christian's belief of the trinity, they still believe in the one god (in a twisted way), and they believe in the same prophets that we do, except mohammed saws. The pagans do not recognize the one god at all, nor do they recognize the prophets or any divine revelation.
Assalamu Alalikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh
You're still missing my point, you're too offended by what i'm saying about the Christians. Sure i hear what you're saying, being a Christian is better than not being one. Even when i was Agnostic it would have at least been better for me to be a Christian. I sometimes see Christians as confused little cousins, they are there but need guidance to the only religion God will accept. This is why the scholars say a Muslim man can marry a Christian woman but not the other war around. As Islamically the man being the head of the household can persuade the woman to be Muslim i suppose, this is what i read anyway. Because even if they are together, if she dies in a state of not being Muslim, in the hereafter, she will be amongst the losers.
However, how many Christians do you know today who don't accept the Trinity at all, or who think Jesus was just a mighty messanger of God as opposed to his son? I don't know many, although there are about 95 different sects and denominations of Christianity so i may be wrong here. But modern Christians don't think Jesus was just a Prophet, they think he is the son of God (Blasphemous according to the Qur'an) and modern day Christians belive in three Gods. That join up as one (also blasphemous according to the Quran) I don't know how many Christians there are who dont think Jesus is the son of God, or who don't belive in the trinity embaressment that are remaining today, i have never met any. But these are the ones we may marry. But they would still need to become Muslim before they die. According to my understanding of the Qur'an, or else they will be amongst the losers in there hereafter, and you don't want to be there.
Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil 'alamin