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she is willing to remarry him with a new Mahr.
However. a Muslim Is also forbidden to marry a Muslim woman apostate
even if her apostasy is to another divine religion.
Islam does permit Muslims to marry Christian or Jewish women. As
the Qurlan says:
"This day are (all) things good and pure made lawful
unto you. The food of the people of the book is lawful
unto you and yours is lawful unto them. (Lawful unto
you in marriage) are (not only) chaste women who are
believers, but chaste women among the people'of the
book, revealed before your time. " 3
It is very important to mention here that, a Muslim man may
marry a woman from "the people of the book" i. e. a Christian or
a Jewish woman in the same way as he would marry a Muslim woman.
For example, he must give her an economic and moral status and must
not be motivated merely by lust or physical desire. "
Furthermore. some of the prophet's associates married such women. an
example of such associates was Talha Bin Abd-Allah.
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5 However. it is
felt to be better for a Muslim man to get married to a Muslim woman,
since naturally. a Muslim woman will be more knowledgeable about Islam
and accordingly, will be more qualified to bring up the children
in an Islamic way. It was reported that4Umar b. al-Khattab, the
second Caliph. used to urge the fighters not to get maried to
women from the people of the book for that reason.
6A Muslim woman
however, is forbidden to marry a non-Muslim man as the Qurlan states:
Ibid
"0 ye who believe : when there come to you believing
women refugees, examine-(and test) them : God knows
best as to their faith. If ye ascertain that they
are believers, then send them not back to the
unbelievers. They are not lawful (wives) for the
unbelievers, nor are the (unbelievers) lawful (husbands)
for them. 11 7
" 2. See 4alih, Sulad. OP- Cit., P. 116
3. Q. 5,6
4. Ali Yusuf, op. cit., P, 241
5. §alih
6. Ibid
7. Q. 60,10
. ySulrd, op. cit., P. 116
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