In recent times the news of Muslim girls marrying non-Muslim boys is thought provoking and have taken a grave turn.
Muslim girls are openly showing their love for their lovers. Not only this, they are willing to tie the knot at any cost even if it means changing their religion.
These incidents are not few but in hundreds. This is another story that only a few incidents are highlighted in media. A few days back, the dead body of a Muslim girl was found in a park situated in Banjara Hills where she had gone with her non-Muslim husband.
She hailed from Mahboobnagar and turned to Hinduism. Another girl from Nizamabad married her long time Christian boy friend after giving up Islam forever.
The latest news is that a girl from Warangal got married to a Hindu boy in a temple. These are a few incidents, which brought into the limelight whereas there are various such incidents, which could not see the light of the day.
The families of these girls keep quiet due to the dignity of the family and keep on cursing their daughters for doing a great disrespect to the family. These incidents are thought provoking as it is weakening the roots of the community and its healthy traditions. One can easily find certain un-Islamic methods seeped in Muslim families such as taking/lending money on interest, adultery, drinking, complaining about someone who is not present (gheebat) to name a few.
This shows that the Muslim community’s religious sickness and their distance from the world’s best religion. The situation has reached to a point where in families; family members don’t discuss Quran and hadith but various TV serials, which are being telecast, on many channels.
In most of the serials, characters are shown indulged in such activities, which is not a possibility in real life. It shows bigamy, a scheming daughter-in-law and disobedient sons and daughters. Thus making ways for the audience to follow thru. This is how it is turning into a social enigma in the form of Muslim girls marrying non-Muslims.
If one would attend a Muslim marriage now a days, it would put the invitees into the deep thoughts for the expenses incurred to solemnize the marriage. Right from the entrance gate to the stage, decoration, orchestra and finally, the spread where at least four varieties of menu is served. All these expenses are not necessary for an average marriage. If wealthy can afford it, it is their money.
But in the bargain, what happens is that they forget those girls from their own distant relations or in the neighbourhood who are marriageable but cannot get married because of the financial strain. Huzoor (SAWS) had said that make marriages easy to make the adultery difficult and impractical.
Unfortunately, the situation is reversed now. Dowry is another evil, which is playing its role to destroy the very Muslim fabric inclusive of its healthy rituals and customs. There are certain reforming societies such as Islah-e-Mu’ashera are also active to guide the Muslim community to the right path enabling them to take the right decision at the right time.
Especially, Muslim girls should get not only the good education but also the best training to refrain them from taking wrong and degrading decision. If Muslim girls were not prevented taking anti-Islamic decisions, it would be now or never.
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