Section 5.20: Will Do Nikaah as well as a Hindu Marriage

Section 5.20: Will Do Nikaah as well as a Hindu Marriage

Many times youths in love are totally naïve about their intended spouse’s faith and community’s expectations. Next, let’s read Nisha and Dimple’s experiences.

Nisha says:

Even I have the same problem… my boyfriend is Muslim and I am Hindu… I will not undergo any conversion to marry him. We will do nikaah as well as a Hindu marriage. I am a Hindu and I will remain as a Hindu for the rest of my life. —Nisha

Admin says:

Dear Nisha,

Please prove us wrong.

Please go and talk to 10 imams and ask if nikaah is possible without shahadah religious conversion.

Our experience has been: “There is no imam in this world who will perform an Islamic nikaah of a ‘Hindu’ to a Muslim. Hindus MUST convert.”

We feel your boyfriend is simply fooling you, nothing more. Best wishes. —Admin

Satyen says:

Nisha,

Let me tell you the reality of the love of your boyfriend for you. It’s just to convert you to Islam. There is a trick to convert without letting you know that you are being converted. You will hear the following or something similar:

1. You don’t need to convert. Just repeat the shahadah (conversion oath) and sign the papers, this is just for formality so that nikaah could be administered.

2. I love you so much and cannot live without you. In Islam, it’s required to go through shahadah to get married. Without shahadah, you cannot get married. Later we will live separately in another house and you can profess Hinduism.

3. I am fine with your religion but just to convince my parents/family/ friends, you need to verbally go through shahadah.

The above innocuous looking suggestions are part of many Muslim boys’ game plan called Taqiyya in Islam. It means they can adopt even seemingly non-Islamic practices to convert non-Muslims! They can even go to the temple and eat prasad!

If they cannot convert you fully due to your determination, they will definitely make your children Muslims. When you are married by nikaah (even though you keep your Hindu traditions after shahadah); Sharia laws will be applicable to you. So, they will raise your children as a Muslim as you cannot do anything else among their family members. Even you cannot divorce your Muslim hubby as easily as Sharia law will govern your marital status and women have limited say in these cases. Moreover, you will not want to leave your children with them after you have known their true colors.

Your present family members will become kafirs for you. Your Muslim family may not allow you to visit your Hindu parents/brothers/sisters in their homes. Forget about celebrating Hindu festivals such as Deevali, Holi, Navaratri etc. Be prepared to see the beef and halal styled meat in your home and the Koranic, Sunat (circumcision) practices! In fact, all these may happen even if you marry by the Special Marriage Act!

To summarize, you will be opening a Pandora’s Box by undergoing nikaah. Many of the problems will exist even if you marry with the Special Marriage Act!

The choice is yours and the future is in your hands. But once married, many of life’s options will be closed to you. So, think thrice before marrying a Muslim. —Satyen