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When Islam allowed a Muslim man to get married to a woman from
the people of the Book, Islam allows that without encouraging it, and
such a marriage is forbidden for a woman. presumably because a Muslim
man who gets married to a woman from another true religion believes in
her religion and allows her'to retain it while a non-Muslim man might
not allow a Muslim, woman freedom of religion. By Islamic law. the
children belong to the father and take his religion. In a case
where a husband accuses his wife of adultery without having any
evidence for his accusation, a case of lilln arises. By lilgh here.
is meant the procedure that the--man must swear from time that his
accusation is true, and then once more swear that if he is lying,
"May the curse of Allah be upon him. " The woman also must swear four
times that, if she is, lying. may- the curse of Allah be upon her. This
must be d,. -one before a judge and ý then a couple must separate.
In such a case, the man is forbidden to remarry that woman until he
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states that his accusation was false. And, if he does so, then he
must be punished for his lying. and then he can remarry his wife
again.
In summary, we can say that Islam is prohibiting the marriage
to Mubrarrat, is trying to regulate relationships within the family and
protect the woman's rights. Firstly, by changing the system which existed
in Jahiliyyah where the man could marry his step-mother or marry bAv
sisters at the same time. the law prevented marriage to women closely
related to each other or to the man. Secondly, women are also bound
by similar prohibitions. For example, a w., oman is not allowed to get
married to her step-father. her brother, her uncle etc.. The only
difference here is that the man, who is allowed to marry more than
one wife. can marry two women from the same family such as two cousins,
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