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Interfaith marriage is controversial in some areas, especially disapproval of relationships between Hindus and Muslims. Advertisements and films depicting Hindu-Muslim relationships have attracted condemnation and legal action. [7] Hindu-Muslim couples have experienced harassment, including posting personal details on social media. [8]
Despite the obvious discrepancy between Islamic monotheism and Hindu polytheism, some Muslim authors showed approval of the Hindu religion, especially the to the concept of Brahman. Sometimes, Brahmans were even excepted from the Jizya (taxes for non-Muslims). [51] [52] Gardizi identifies the God of the Brahmans with Allah. [53]
In Hinduism, the four goals of life ( Purusarthas) are regarded to be righteousness ( dharma ), wealth ( artha ), pleasure ( kama ), and liberation ( moksha ). Marriage is considered to be necessary to fulfil these goals. The three goals of marriage include allowing a husband and a wife to fulfil their dharma, bearing progeny (praja), and ...
A cousin marriage is a marriage where the spouses are cousins (i.e. people with common grandparents or people who share other fairly recent ancestors). The practice was common in earlier times and continues to be common in some societies today, though in some jurisdictions such marriages are prohibited. [ 1]
Muslim rule of northern India during the Mughal Empire influenced the practice of Hinduism, and the purdah spread to the Hindu upper classes of northern India. [16] The spread of purdah outside of the Muslim community can be attributed to the tendency of affluent classes to mirror the societal practices of the nobility; poor women did not ...
Although Islamic marriage customs and relations vary depending on country of origin and government regulations, both Muslim men and women from around the world are guided by Islamic laws and practices specified in the Quran. [ 1] Islamic marital jurisprudence allows Muslim men to be married to multiple women (a practice known as polygyny ).
The Hindu religion emphasises enjoyment of life as well as the discharging of family, social and national responsibilities. During the first three rounds, God's blessings and help are sought, loyalty to each other is emphasised and a promise to keep in mind the well-being and care of the future children is made.
Legality in Muslim-majority countries. In most Arab countries, interfaith marriages are allowed as long as the husband is Muslim and the wife is Jewish or Christian. [ 16] There are, however, some Arab countries that do not enforce such laws: in Lebanon, there is no civil personal status law and marriages are performed according to the religion ...