so i was wondering if there are any couple of different faiths here or someone u might know, how do u deal with different belief systems? does it effect ur relationship? do u worry about what belief system shud ur kids grow up with or how it will effect them?
okay this might be dumb question but are their kids legit since none of the religion will recognize their marriage?
my friend's fiancé is an american christian. he is hoping she would convert to islam before marriage.
Suroor for the last time please stop thinking of that Hindu guy who came to your store!!!
Re: couples with different religions.
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okay this might be dumb question but are their kids legit since none of the religion will recognize their marriage?
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Who cares?? what matters is that if they recognize it and law of land recocognize it.very fact that they are married means that they give a damn to religion.
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ufho .. i was hoping for some serious replies 
^ i wasn't kidding. they seem to be compatible with each other in all other aspects of a successful relationship. however this is the only issue which bothers him.
I know of several couples. Although I dont like to pry into others affairs, so the topic of kids never came up. But I know a muslim girl married to a hindu guy, they get along great, and seem very happy. I know a muslim guy who maried a white woman, who father is a priest..and they have kids and the whole thing. But his family isnt very religious. Since he grew up here. I dont really know what his kids are..but they get along great too. If the guy is muslim it generally poses problems, he pulls the you have to convert bs. women always make the sacrifices for men, and men never seem to compromise.
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I know of several couples. Although I dont like to pry into others affairs, so the topic of kids never came up. But I know a muslim girl married to a hindu guy, they get along great, and seem very happy. I know a muslim guy who maried a white woman, who father is a priest..and they have kids and the whole thing. But his family isnt very religious. Since he grew up here. I dont really know what his kids are..but they get along great too. If the guy is muslim it generally poses problems, he pulls the you have to convert bs. women always make the sacrifices for men, and men never seem to compromise.
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is it agianst the law in pakistan to marry hindu?
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is it agianst the law in pakistan to marry hindu?
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lol, I dont know, I live in the US...I know of several paki girls who married non-muslims..it doesnt bother me..but I know I am in the minority..
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is it agianst the law in pakistan to marry hindu?
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i am positive it isn't. however, how ppl will react to it might vary from individual to individual.
i am sure the same would be true for india.
I know of TWO hindu girls who married Pakistani muslim guys. They both converted to Islam and changed their names. Both couples have kids. One couple met here in the USA and the other in India. We just make sure we don't bring up Kashmir or BJP in our dinner parties.
I know of a muslim girl who married a hindu guy but he converted to Islam. The girl's mother doesn't know that he was hindu before, but i suppose that's all meaningless cuz they seem to very in love and happy.
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Ask away…
I am an Ahmadi Muslim, and I believe that Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadiyan was a Prophet of Allah as well as Promised Messiah, my wife is Eastern Orthodox and she doesn’t care if Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was a Prophet of Allah or a Promised Messiah. We get along very well. We are raising our kids as Orthodox Ahmadis. They seem to be well adjusted and believe everything we tell them.
Here is my response:
3 of my uncles are married to non-Muslim white women. One of my aunt's went out of her way to learn Urdu; one made no effort at all while the last, although retains her own culture, also readily accepts and embraces Pakistani culture. Neither three couples are religious. The children from these marriages have been raised with both eastern and western values. The girls wear shalwar kameez, etc. even though they look Italian.
However, I must say that my cousins often complain of racism and discriminatory insults they have received from other kids growing up ... not white kids but from Pakistani kids and the Pakistani community. That was in England though during the early 80s ... hopefully things have changed. Unfortunate indeed.
Nevertheless, they all seem to be happy and have been married since the late 60s, early 70s.
Then, I know of two Pakistani girls who recently married non-Muslim white men. One married and Italian while the other married an anglo-saxon. They are happily married.
Religion is an issue, if you make it an issue. Once you can separate those then you and yours can enjoy diwali, christmas, easter and holi with the same vigor. God would want that.
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i am sorry. 
But Mehnaz, if you don’t mind my asking, did the non-Muslim white men (mentioned above in your post) revert to Islam prior to marrying those two girls? Or have they retained whichever religious faith they were raised up with?
As far as I know, they are still Catholic or whatever religion they were. Heck, the Pakistani girl married in a white wedding dress in a church. So, I highly doubt she was a practicing Muslim to begin with.
However, in all fairness, they did two types of weddings; an Italian styled wedding cause the guy is Italian and his family wanted a big, traditional Italian wedding; and a desi style wedding the weekend before.
I have no idea what their faiths are, etc.
I do know of one girl in Houston, a Pakistani girl who married a U.S. soldier who is white. He became Muslim though months before they married.
ah, i see. i was just wondering. Thank you so much for your reply.
i have uncles within my family who married nonMuslim ladies - one of whom did not revert to Islam subsequent to marriage and the other did. i am not certain how the children in the first marriage will be raised up (they are still extremely young). i would like to think that those raised up while being exposed to diverse religious beliefs, would still have some sort of solid identity growing up - at least so they are not thrown into situations of feeling further displaced or confused.
Anyways i guess it all depends upon lots of factors which will vary from one family to the other.