Interfaith marriage in Islam

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In traditionalist interpretations of Islam, the permissibility for Muslims to engage in interfaith marriages is outlined by the Quran: it is permissible, albeit discouraged, for a Muslim man to marry non-Muslim women as long as they are identified as being part of the "People of the Book" (Christians, Jews, and Sabians), while it is not permissible for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim man. Thus, traditional interpretations of Islamic law do recognize the legitimacy of a Muslim man's marriage (nikaah) if he marries a non-Muslim woman, but only if she is Jewish, Christian, or Sabian. On the other hand, according to the traditional understanding of interfaith marriage in Islam, Muslim women are forbidden from intermarrying with non-Muslim men based on the interpretations of different Muslim scholars regarding the Islamic law. Additionally, it is required in Islam that the children of an interfaith marriage be Muslim. In Lebanon, children are officially registered in their father's religious...

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