Does Islam allow forced marriages? Forced Marriages in the light of the Quran (Ch 30 verse 21), hadith and fiqh Forced marriages are in the news again because the British government has passed a law making it a criminal offence to force a person to marry another. We applaud and fully support these efforts. In … Continue reading Forced Marriages & Islam
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Saudi Scholars: Forced marriages against Islam
Forced marriages are entirely against Islamic teachings, scholars told Makkah daily on Tuesday. The scholars said the United Nations has classified these types of unions to be a serious violation of human rights. Mohammed Al-Suhali, director of the Islamic studies center at Umm Al-Qura university and member of the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR), … Continue reading Saudi Scholars: Forced marriages against Islam
Forced conversion to Islam embarrasses Pakistan rulers
Pakistan hopes for the rapid resolution of a controversy over the conversion of a Hindu woman to Islam that has seized the Pakistani public were dashed on Monday, when the Supreme Court declined to decide the matter for at least three more weeks. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ruled that Rinkel Kumari, a 19-year-old Hindu … Continue reading Forced conversion to Islam embarrasses Pakistan rulers
Forced conversions hike Pakistan minorities’ fears
It was barely 4 a.m. when 19-year-old Rinkal Kumari disappeared from her home in a small village in Pakistan's southern Sindh province. When her parents awoke they found only her slippers and a scarf outside the door. A few hours later her father got a call telling him his daughter, a Hindu, had converted to … Continue reading Forced conversions hike Pakistan minorities’ fears
How the fear of being criminalised has forced Muslims into silence
'As we approach the 10th anniversary of 9/11, I tire of the negative stereotypes and constant suspicion and hostility that members of British Muslim communities have had to endure.' On 17 September 2001, George Bush paid a visit to the Islamic Centre of Washington. "The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam," … Continue reading How the fear of being criminalised has forced Muslims into silence