07-24-2004, 09:51 AM
as salam alykom
I hope I am not too late to reply, brother Ahmed.
1. There is nothing worth going against Allah' Will which is manifested in going against your parent. When we are young we think that O letting go a person we love is the end of the world. we feel that our parents dont share many of our ideas.
But the end result is that the system as Dan said better be followed. On the long run, u will feel much better when u r in conformity with what Allah decreed.
2. About marrying Ahl Kitab I have a very special opinion, and it is mine, but I verified it with some source. Ahl kitab of today are not the ones mentioned in Quran.
3. About reverting to Islam, she must do that for Allah, not for u, the whole issue of marrying a Muslim slave as mentioned in Quran better than a Mushrikah, is for the woman to observe chastity and maintain humble attitude. Can u guarantee if she reverts for u, after the spark of love fades away that she will still maintain this, if it was not for Allah, nothing holds the person.
4. About love in Islam, love is highly regarded in Islam, but in the proper fashion, we should love our parents, children, brothers and sisters all in the name of Allah.
Simply if one doesnt, in case he/she looses the person/ thing the heart is really set on, one goes totally unstable, feeling the ground is not there. But Allah Is eternal, no matter what u loose He is still there. So always make the source of your love Allah, from there u love everything and everybody the way Allah regualated.