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Interfaith marriages have been taken as an inherent indication of a forced conversion, despite some individuals stating they will not be converting in order to marry. [9] The laws have been used to arrest and in some cases torture Muslim men who have married Hindu women. [10]
Muslim men who do engage in an interfaith marriage must ensure that the non-Muslim woman in question can be identified as being among the "People of the Book" and is actively religious; if she renounces her faith and does not convert to Islam, the marriage is automatically invalidated. [3] [2] Due to the complications associated with marrying a ...
Concubinage in the Muslim world was the practice of Muslim men entering into intimate relationships without marriage, [2] with enslaved women, [3] though in rare, exceptional cases, sometimes with free women. [4] [5] [6] If the concubine gave birth to a child, she attained a higher status known as umm al-walad. [7]
In general, Islam allows for marriage between a man and woman as "believers". Culturally, it is accepted that marriage between a follower of Islam (Muslim) and a Christian or Jew does not require conversion.
An Indian state has approved an unprecedented uniform code for marriage, divorce, adoption and inheritance for Hindus, Muslims and other religious communities under new legislation that also ...
The conspiracy theory purports that Muslim men target Hindu women for conversion to Islam by means such as seduction, feigning love, deception, kidnapping, and marriage, as part of a broader demographic "war" by Muslims against India, and an organised international conspiracy, for domination through demographic growth and replacement.
Marriage is regarded to be a sacrament by Hindus, rather than a form of social contract, since they believe that all men and women are created to be parents, and practise dharma together, as ordained by the Vedas. [2] The Brahmanas state that a man is only said to be "complete" after marrying a woman, and acquiring progeny. [3]
Many Rajput clans converted to Islam over time, however their lifestyle did not differ greatly from their hindu counterparts. There have been many instances of intermarriages between muslim and hindu Rajputs for political reasons.