02-03-2005, 02:31 AM
Some quotes from the Islam-QA site:
Quote:It is not permissible for a Muslim to allow his wife from among the People of the Book to celebrate her festivals in his home, for the man is in charge of that woman and she does not have the right to openly celebrate her festivals in his home, because of the resulting effects of corruption, forbidden things and display of the symbols of kufr in his home.
Thus, it is never in the best interests of any Christian woman to marry a Muslim man. Her life will never be the same again and, in fact, she will be robbed of the right to even be who she is - a Believer in Jesus Christ - the Christ of the Bible.
Quote:He should keep his children from taking part in those innovated festivals, because the children belong to the father and he should keep them away from these forbidden celebrations.
Since when do the children BELONG to the father and not the mother also? Is it not the woman who has to bear the child for 9 months and goes through the labor pains of bringing them into the world??? But all of that means nothing, apparently, in Islam. Children are the property of the father regardless.
Quote:At the same time he should direct them towards what will benefit them, even if that affects his relationship with his wife.
Do these people not realize that having a safe, loving, TOGETHERNESS-type of environment in the home IS OF VITAL IMPORT in terms of "benefiting" the children? If the Muslim man was that concerned about his children being "corrupted" by the "bad ol' Christians", he shouldn't have married her in the first place.
Unless the plan all along was to try to vanquish Christianity and establish Islam as the superior religion by marrying a non-Muslim woman.
Quote:Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal was asked about a man who had a Christian wife – could he let her go out to join in the Christian festivals or to go to the church? He said, no.<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="2060" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div></div></blockquote>
<b>WOW</b>!!!! So she's not even allowed to practice her faith OUTSIDE of the home? This sounds like slavery..... total control! She no longer can even practice what she believes in!!!
And we are to believe that Islam is "tolerant" and "respectful" of other religions!
I know that I am emotional about this, but this has truly caught me off guard. This is HORRIBLE!!! How is any of this fair to the woman and her rights just as a HUMAN BEING, let alone his WIFE?!?!
This is the kind of thing that scares people about Islam.
On the one hand, you're told one thing. But when you dig deeper, you find out things like this.