Re: View on interracial marriage
I agree…to each his own. Just because I personally don’t approve with someone’s decision doesn’t mean that I’m going to stop them from living their life. However, I am entitled to expressing my opposing opinion/beliefs just the same as someone who supports the matter.
So, here are my 2 cents. If your deen is important for you, then I believe it’s better to marry someone of the same religion who also sees it as a top priority. I know that marrying a woman from the ahl-e-kitab is allowed, but the people of ehl-e-kitab of TODAY are overall very lax/dheelay in following their own faith; it’s a diluted form of Christianity/Judaism. So, if one is going to convert…hopefully it’s not a “conversion of convenience”…and is done with sincerity with an honest determination to practice Islam as well. While I understand that marriage includes components such as mutual attraction, chemistry/compatibility…at the same time I feel that it doesn’t stop there…one should think about their kids, their aanay wali nasal. And if one has firm iman/yaqeen in the hereafter and that one is accountable for their choices and deeds …including tarbiyat of kids…then deen will/should matter when it comes to marriage.
But in spite of my beliefs…to each his own. People can do whatever they want; there are consequences for everything.