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Celebrate Mercy

Catism — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:08:35 +0000

Celebrate Mercy!

Celebrate Mercy – North American Broadcast – Thursday Feb 25 @ 9pm EST

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Muslim Women Marrying non-Muslim Men

Catism — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:42:48 +0000

I’ve just watched the “Doha Debates” episode on Muslim women right to marry who they choose (i.e. non-Muslim men). [Click here to watch it]

And here are the main points that I wished I could have voiced:

- Both men and women can -legally- marry whoever they want, but if these marriages do not comply to the rules of Islam, then this marriage is religiously void. So it’s not an issue of free will as discussed during the episode, but rather an issue of adhering to Islam.

- No one brought up the point that Muslim men are not free to marry whoever they want! A Muslim man can not marry a Buddhist woman or a Sikh woman or an atheist, even when they marry a non-Muslim, she has to be either a practising Christian or a practising Jew. So restrictions are there for both sexes, it happened that the restriction level for women is higher, that’s it.

- Now why can’t women marry non-Muslim men, what is the morale behind it, and I was expecting that these points are to be brought up.

Let’s be realistic, all societies are patriarchal, and it is the innate nature of men; their psychological makeup is that they want to have the say. That’s why they are fond of cars and football, they tend to control, be it a ball or the steering wheel. and it is islamically inappropriate for a woman to be in a car where she has not full sway over the steering wheel, where she is not sure about the journey, iternary, and destination. When a Muslim man marries a Christian or a Jew, Islam obliges him to give his wife the freedom to practise her religion, but what guarantees that a Muslim woman who marries a non-Muslim won’t face such things as: “ain’t you praying too much?” or “I don’t want our children to fast”.

- I think even if there is no verse in the Holy Qura’n or a hadeeth that says that Muslim women can not marry a non-Muslim, it is an issue of common sense that this marriage is not in her own favour as a Muslim, as a woman maybe, but not as a Muslim.

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Hijab, Hijab on the Wall

Catism — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:59:19 +0000

I have just watched this wonderful video. I liked its “mirror mirror on the wall” resemblance.

But I did not like the fact that it stands against cosmetics and lotions! Are hijabi’s supposed not to look good and wear nice clothes and apply makeup? No, we could as long as there are no non-mahram men around.

Another note is why the white hijab the lady was wearing not ironed, It looked really shabby.

Why do some Muslims -just like non-Muslims- assume that donning the hijab equals looking pathetic?

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Dr. Zakir Naik is in Kuwait

Catism — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:03:27 +0000

Dr. Zakir Naik is in Kuwait.

He’s presenting a public lecture on the concept of God in religions.

Friday, February 29th, 2008
6:30 PM
Touristic Park, Jileeb Alshuyookh.
Near Indian Central School in Abbasiya.

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Idris Tawfiq: The Former Priest

Catism — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:01:36 +0000

http://www.idristawfiq.com

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Did Muhammad Marry A Child?

Catism — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:17:58 +0000

I have to say that is a legitimate question after all.

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) betrothed Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) when she was 6, and consummated the marriage when she was 9. I know that a Western will be just appalled by this. Actually I once heard someone call the Prophet “a pedophile”.

I have to points to make here:

1- If he were a pedophile, why didn’t he consummate the marriage when she was 6? Why did he wait for 3 years? I guess for pedophiles, it goes by “the younger the better” approach.

The answer is simple. He waited until she became a woman. Until she reached puberty.
I know it’s hard for you to believe that a 9-year girl can be a mature woman, but that is so possible. It has to do with race and the influence of the climate.
To share a personal story with you, I have a relative (she’s 50 something now), she had her first period cycle when she was 10 years old only. And she was completely healthy and no one of the family was alarmed because they knew that was common in our part of the world. And when I say that she had her first menses when she was 10, I also mean that by that time she was not child, she was -medically, mentally, and psychologically- almost a woman not a child. She was a bit short for a woman but that’s normal, as she was only ten. And in case you are interested, she had her menopause sooner than usual.

2- If Muhammad were a pedophile, why didn’t anyone speak up back then? And by “anyone” I mean those who were fighting Muhammad?
Come on! This was the chance for them to undermine Muhammad and his message.

Actually, the marriage was very normal when seen in context. At that time it was OK to do so. And the sheerest proof is Muhammad’s foes silence over it. The other option is to call everyone who was born 1400 years ago pedophiles because it was OK with them to do it. Actually there are examples outside Arabia of such practices.
Now please note that Muhammad never encouraged his companions to marry young girls. He did it because the costumes allowed it.

These were some quick points that I wanted to share with you. And I would very much like to hear from you and the door is wide open for discussion.

Have a nice day.
Catism

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