BEING A MUSLIM’S WIFE
by
Abdullah Al Araby

He is asking for your hand in marriage, and you have fallen in love with his bronze Middle Eastern complexion.   He is intelligent, rich, well-educated and well-mannered.   So, what more can a woman ask for?   THIS MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR IS ALSO A MUSLIM!
 "There will be no problems", he will say, "you can keep your religion.   I will keep mine."   And while it is true that Islam allows a Muslim man to marry a Christian, is it true that there will be no problems in such a marriage?
 To answer this question, a woman has to examine what is like to be a Muslim’s wife.
 All quotes used in this article are from the Muslim’s sacred books of the Quran (believed by Muslims to be Allah’s words) translated by the Abdullah Yusuf Ali, and the Hadith (Mohammed’s words and deeds) as recorded by Al Bukhary.

YOUR STATUS

YOUR MARRIAGE YOUR SEX LIFE YOUR CHILDREN
 Your children have to be raised according to their Muslim father’s religion: Islam.   If he divorces you, he gets custody of the children and you wouldn’t be able to see your children again.  There is no such thing a visitation rights in Islam.
 The Sharia (Islamic Law) states that in mixed marriages "the children will follow the better of the two religions of their parents", which in your case is Islam.  The Quran states that Islam is the only true religion. "The religion before God is Islam." (Surah 3:19)   Non-Muslims can not act as protectors to Muslims.  "O, ye who believe; take not for friends (protectors) unbelievers rather than believers." (Surah 4:144)

YOUR FUTURE
Should you survive your Muslim husband, and his wealth is in an Islamic country, the Islamic law will apply.  The wife who has not converted to Islam gets nothing, the wife who has converted to Islam gets very little.  According to the Quran a wife does not inherit all her husband’s wealth.  If the husband dies and he leaves no children, she gets a fourth of his wealth, his parents, brothers, uncles...etc. will get the rest.  If the deceased husband leaves children, then the wife gets an eighth, the children get the rest; the male child gets double the portion of the female. "In what ye leave, their (wives) share is a fourth if you leave no children; but if you leave a child, they (wives) get an eighth; after payment of legacies and debts."   (Surah 4:12)

BEFORE YOU SAY "I DO"
 Before you commit yourself to marry a Muslim, it is a good idea to examine the motives behind it. While your motive may be love, his motive could be just to obtain a "Green Card".  Even if this is not his motive, marrying a Muslim is asking for trouble.
 I know they say that "love is blind", I hope however that this message  will serve as eye-opener for you.
 You may say that your husband-to-be is a non-practicing Muslim.  But let’s not forget that Islam is more than a religion; it includes a complete legal code for Muslims and non-Muslims to follow in an Islamic State. In case of a dispute between you and him, all he needs to do to get the upper hand over you is to travel to an Islamic country.
 If you are in doubt about this, may I suggest that you see the movie, "Not without my daughter" which is based on a true life story of an American woman who married a Muslim man.  This may be a life-saving experience.   The lives you will save are your own, and those of your future children.

 "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?   And what communion hath light with darkness?"
2 Corinthians 6:14
KNOW THE TRUTH
FOLLOW THE TRUTH
SPREAD THE TRUTH

 "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."    (John 8:32)