Sunni(Muslim)-Hindu Marriage

If you are in a Sunni(Muslim)-Hindu love relationship, this information may help. If you wish to add a correction or other information, comment below.

When comes to a relationship between a Sunni and a Hindu, the expected outcome of this Hindu-Muslim relationship is very clear. The Hindu party MUST convert (Shahadah) to Islam before nikaah (Islamic wedding). The Hindu wedding will not be acceptable by the Muslim community. The Hindu party must agree to raise children from the marriage in Sunni faith only and not teach children about the Hindu faith. Children cannot be raised or expose to two faiths, that is Hindu and Muslim, but raised only in the Islamic faith. If the Hindu party has not converted to Islam (eg. Kareena Kapoor-Khan), that that marriage is not considered valid (zina or illicit sexual relations) and Hindu will not be allowed to pray at the mosque.

Information on Sunni Muslims:
Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam, followed by 87–90% of the world’s Muslims. Its name comes from the word sunnah, referring to the behaviour of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagreement over the succession to Muhammad and subsequently acquired broader political significance, as well as theological and juridical dimensions.

According to Sunni traditions, Muhammad did not clearly designate a successor and the Muslim community acted according to his sunnah in electing his father-in-law Abu Bakr as the first caliph. This contrasts with the Shia view, which holds that Muhammad announced his son-in-law and cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor. Political tensions between Sunnis and Shias continued with varying intensity throughout Islamic history and have been exacerbated in recent times by ethnic conflicts and the rise of Wahhabism. Sunni Islam is sometimes referred to as “orthodox Islam”.

The Quran, together with hadith (especially those collected in Kutub al-Sittah) and binding juristic consensus, form the basis of all traditional jurisprudence within Sunni Islam. Sharia rulings are derived from these basic sources, in conjunction with analogical reasoning, consideration of public welfare and juristic discretion, using the principles of jurisprudence developed by the traditional legal schools. In matters of creed, the Sunni tradition upholds the six pillars of iman (faith).

One common mistake is to assume that Sunni Islam represents a normative Islam that emerged during the period after Muhammad’s death, and that Sufism and Shi’ism developed out of Sunni Islam. This perception is partly due to the reliance on highly ideological sources that have been accepted as reliable historical works, and also because the vast majority of the population is Sunni. Both Sunnism and Shiaism are the end products of several centuries of competition between ideologies.

Sources and other information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni_Islam

This post is a part of new initiative to learn of how different faiths handle people from other faith when there is an interfaith marriage. Here, “Hindu” is picked as an example common faith because its belief system is different than many others. More such comparisons will be posted on this site.

More information: Hindu-Muslim Marriage, Sharia, Muslim-Hindu marriages, Hindu-Muslim lovers’ experiences, Koran on Hindus? Hindu girl-Muslim boy, Marriage & Divorce laws.
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