Re: Cousin Marriage … Islam Allows it but…
it is not a question of mandatory or not mandatory… unlike alcohol/pork, this issue has severe implications for coming generations…so the question is why Islam allowed this door to remain open and let people misuse it grossly… i am not criticizing anyone just trying to understand
As i said earlier … even before islam came, cousin/inter-family marriages were there for 2 main reasons:
- to keep one’s self-perceived ancestral superiority and not to pollute the race
- to make sure that land and other goods stay within family
Islam by design promotes anything that breaks ancestral superiority syndrome … and it definitely does not promote anything that allows families gain financial clout by consolidating it … then why did islam allow cousin marriage and give its followers a choice to practice it to promote 1) and 2)?
last but not least, we believe that Islam knows everything that is good and bad for us…then how-come islam remained immune to health-related issues emerging from cousin or inter-family marriages?
Allah knows that I am not criticizing my religion…i am legitimately curious and it is my right to find the answer…