Do Not Marry Idol Worshipers.
[2:221]. Do not marry idolatresses unless they believe; a believing woman
is better than an idolatress, even if you like her. Nor shall you give your
daughters in marriage to idolatrous men, unless they believe. A believing
man .is better than an idolater, even if you like him. These invite to Hell,
while GOD invites to Paradise and forgiveness, as He wills. He clarifies
His revelations for the people, that they may take heed.
[4:21]. How could you take it back, after you have been intimate with each
other, and they had taken from you a solemn pledge?
Respect for the Father.
[4:22]. Do not marry the women who were previously married to your fathers
- existing marriages are exempted and shall not be broken - for it is a gross
offense, and an abominable act. .
Incest Forbidden.
[4:23]. Prohibited for you (in marriage) are your mothers, your daughters,
your sisters, the sisters of your fathers, the sisters of your mothers, the
daughters of your brother, the daughters of your sister, your nursing mothers,
the girls who nursed from the same woman as you, the mothers of your wives,
the daughters of your wives with whom you .have consummated the marriage
- if the marriage has not .been consummated, you may marry the daughter.
Also prohibited for you are the women who were married to your genetic sons.
Also, you shall not be married to two sisters at the same time - but do not
break up existing marriages. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful. .
Mutual Attraction And Dowry
Required.
[4:24*]. Also prohibited are the women who are already married, unless they
flee their disbelieving husbands who are at war with you.* These are GOD's
commandments to you. All other categories are permitted for you in marriage,
so long as you pay them their due dowries. You shall maintain your morality,
by not committing adultery. Thus, whoever you like among them, you shall
pay them the dowry decreed for them. You commit no error by mutually agreeing
to any adjustments to the dowry. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.
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*4:24 If believing women flee their disbelieving husbands
who are at war with the believers, they do not have to obtain a divorce before
remarriage. See 60:10.
[4:25]. Those among you who cannot afford to marry free believing women,
may marry believing slave women. GOD knows best about your belief, and you
are equal to one another, as far as belief is concerned. You shall obtain
permission from their guardians before you marry them, and pay them their
due dowry equitably. They shall maintain moral behavior, by not committing
adultery, or having secret lovers. Once they are freed through marriage,
if they .commit adultery, their punishment shall be half of that .for the
free women.* Marrying a slave shall be a last .resort for those unable to
wait. To be patient is better for you. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful. .
Encourage Marriage to Discourage
Immorality.
[24:32]. You shall encourage those of you who are single to get married.
They may marry the righteous among your male and female servants, if they
are poor. GOD will enrich them from His grace. GOD is Bounteous, Knower.
[25:74]. And they say, "Our Lord, let our spouses and children be a source
of joy for us, and keep us in the forefront of the righteous."
[40:8]. "Our Lord, and admit them into the gardens of Eden that You promised
for them and for the righteous among their parents, spouses, and children.
You are the Almighty, .Most Wise.
[30:21]. Among His proofs is that He created for you spouses from among
yourselves, in order to have tranquility and contentment with each other,
and He placed in your hearts love and care towards your spouses. In this,
there are sufficient proofs for people who think.
[5:5]. Today, all good food is made lawful for you. The food of the people
of the scripture is lawful for you. Also, you .may marry the chaste women
among the believers, as well as the chaste women among the followers of previous
scripture, provided you pay them their due dowries. You shall maintain chastity,
not committing adultery, nor .taking secret lovers. Anyone who rejects faith,
all his work will be in vain, and in the Hereafter he will be .with the losers.
Today's Christianity Not Jesus'
Religion*
[5:72]. Pagans indeed are those who say that GOD is the Messiah, .son of
Mary. The Messiah himself said, "O Children of .Israel, you shall worship
GOD; my Lord* and your Lord." .Anyone who sets up any idol beside GOD, GOD
has forbidden Paradise for him, and his destiny is Hell. The wicked .have
no helpers.
*5:72-76 In John 20:17, we see that Jesus taught that
he was neither God, nor the son of God. Many theologians . have concluded,
after careful research, that today's Christianity is not the same Christianity
taught by Jesus. Two outstanding books on this subject are ``The Myth of
God Incarnate'' (The Westminster Press, Philadelphia, 1977) and The ``Mythmaker''
(Harper & Row, New York, 1986). On the front jacket of ``The Mythmaker''.
we read the following statement: ".Hyam Maccoby presents new arguments to
support the view that Paul, not. Jesus, was the founder of Christianity it
was Paul alone who created a new religion through his vision of Jesus as
a divine Saviour who died to save humanity."
[5:73]. Pagans indeed are those who say that GOD is a third of a trinity.
There is no god except the one god. Unless they refrain from saying this,
those who disbelieve among them will incur a painful retribution.
[5:74]. Would they not repent to GOD, and ask His forgiveness? .GOD is Forgiver,
Most Merciful.
[4:4]. You shall give the women their due dowries, equitably. If they willingly
forfeit anything, then you may accept it; it is rightfully yours.
[28:27]. He said, "I wish to offer one of my two daughters for you to marry,
in return for working for me for eight pilgrimages; if you make them ten,
it will be voluntary on your part. I do not wish to make this matter too
.difficult for you. You will find me, GOD willing, righteous."
Polygamy :
"If you deem it best for the orphans, you may marry their mothers you may
marry two, three, or four. If you fear lest you become unfair, then you shall
be content with only one, or with what you already have. Additionally, you
are thus more likely to avoid financial hardship. " (Quran 4:3)
"You can never be equitable in dealing with more than
one wife, no matter how hard you try. Therefore, do not be so biased as to
leave one of them hanging (neither enjoying
marriage, nor left to marry someone else). If you correct this situation
and maintain righteousness, GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful."
(Quran
4:129).
The Quran also says that you should be content with only one wife or what
you already have (for those who are already married to more than one). This
way you are more likely to avoid inequity. However, God says that one can
never be equitable in dealing with more than one wife, no matter how hard
one tries. Since being equitable is such an important commandment in the
Quran, monogamy is greatly encouraged. However, if a man wants to take on
this challenge, that is between him and his Creator, (Quran 4:129).
Excerpts from Appendix
30 (to the Authorized English Version of the Quran:
These excerpts indicate
conduct with spouse in marriage:
... By the time the Quran was revealed, the world had been sufficiently
populated, and the Quran put down the first limitations against polygamy....
...Our perfect example here is the prophet Muhammad. He was married to one wife,
Khadijah, until she died. He had all his children, except one, from Khadijah.
Thus, she and her children enjoyed the Prophet's full attention for as long
as she was married to him; twenty-five years. For all practical purposes,
Muhammad had one wife - from the age of 25 to 50. ....
...This perfect example tells us that a man must give his full attention and
loyalty in marriage to his wife and children in order to raise a happy and
wholesome family....
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