What do you think about a Muslim man marrying a Hindu woman?

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Re: What do you think about a Muslim man marrying a Hindu woman?

@Ibn_Sadique

As Teggy rightly pointed out a practicing Muslim will not marry a Polytheist/Atheist/non-monotheist.

You have a simple solution.

You along with all your family should convert to Islam:

1. that will make your soon-to-be son in law happy

2. for sure that will make your daughter very happy

3. as per your statement that that Hindus are tolerant of other religions you should have no problems with your relatives as they should practice this proverbial ‘Hindu Tolerance’ and have no adverse reaction. If they do then they aren’t ‘good’ Hindus.

4. as per your statement ‘I am tolerant of other religions and believe that they are just different paths to the same God’ it should make no difference to you too. Firstly, you like rest of Hindus are tolerant. Secondly, you have only changed the path which leads to your desired destination (same God).

5. Islam is the ‘shortest’ short-cut to Salvation – no need to get caught in vicious cycle of re-incarnation.

Think on these lines.

The only problem that I can see is that soon-to-be son in law is Pakistani - now that is a big problem and a headache for you. I am sure as a tolerant person you will overcome this as well.

I am not sure why I (or my family) would need to convert to Islam, but to examine your points:

1. I agree it will make my son-in-law-to-be happy.
2. It will not make my daughter happy. She is not a practicing Hindu (though I think she is a believer). I can’t imagine her wanting to be a practicing Muslim (which probably requires much more effort).
3. Hindus maybe tolerant of other religions believing them to be different paths to the same God, but they don’t believe that other paths are better (or shorter), otherwise they would have converted long ago. Actually most Hindus may be tolerant of other religions in the sense they will respect them and not interfere with them, but intermarriage with them is strictly forbidden (so my relatives would be good Hindus if they got upset). And let me be honest - I am not exactly happy that she found a Pakistani Muslim.
4. I am very tolerant of all paths. I have also read a lot of Christianity, less of Islam and Judaism. I think both Christianity and Islam are good religions, but they are limited and take a simpler view of God and the human condition. Any information you need about God or Man or Life, you will find in Hinduism (unfortunately there is a lot of confusion that you have to sift through first). Judaism I am afraid is not to be recommended. I think everyone should stay with the religion they were born in, but try to understand the others.
5. Reincarnation exists whether you are a Hindu or a Muslim. There is no way out (Maybe requires another thread to discuss?). Personally I don’t believe Islam is a shorter path.

His being a Pakistani is a bigger problem for my relatives in India (including Hindu friends of my generation in the US), maybe not much for my daughter’s generation within the US.