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اَلْبَقَرَة

Al Baqarah

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وَ لَا تَنْكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكٰتِ حَتّٰى یُؤْمِنَّؕ-وَ لَاَمَةٌ مُّؤْمِنَةٌ خَیْرٌ مِّنْ مُّشْرِكَةٍ وَّ لَوْ اَعْجَبَتْكُمْۚ-وَ لَا تُنْكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكِیْنَ حَتّٰى یُؤْمِنُوْاؕ-وَ لَعَبْدٌ مُّؤْمِنٌ خَیْرٌ مِّنْ مُّشْرِكٍ وَّ لَوْ اَعْجَبَكُمْؕ-اُولٰٓىٕكَ یَدْعُوْنَ اِلَى النَّارِ ۚۖ-وَ اللّٰهُ یَدْعُوْۤا اِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ بِاِذْنِهٖۚ-وَ یُبَیِّنُ اٰیٰتِهٖ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَتَذَكَّرُوْنَ(221)

English translation of Kanz-ul-Irfan

And do not marry idolatresses until they embrace faith. And indeed, the believing slave-girl is better than the idolatress even if she appeals to you; and do not give ˹Muslim women˺ in marriage to idolaters[1] until they embrace faith. And indeed, the believing slave is better than the idolater, even if he impresses you. They call towards the Fire, and Allah calls towards Paradise and forgiveness with His command; and He states His verses for the people that they may attain sincere advice.

Commentary

[1]

Unfortunately, despite this clear Qurʾanic injunction, the trend of Muslim men marrying polytheist women and Muslim women marrying disbelievers is on the rise. The blame falls on the culprits and their parents who willingly cast their children into this fire. The blame also lies with self-proclaimed intellectuals, minions of liberalism, and irreligious writers who support this practice by darkening pages with their words.

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