The Doha Debates - Muslim Women's Freedom To Marry - Yasir Qadhi & Asra Nomani

For an insider's perspective from Yasir Qadhi, visit:

http://muslimmatters.org/2009/05/26/the-doha-debates-an-insider%E2%80%99s-per...

The Doha Debates session debating the House's belief that Muslim women should be free to marry anyone they choose.

For the motion are Asra Nomani from America and Muhammad Habash from Syria. Against the motion are Thuraya Al Arrayed from Saudi Arabia and Yasir Qadhi, American Muslim cleric and instructor for AlMaghrib Institute.

The debate was the fifth and final of the 2008-2009 year, filmed on May 25th, 2009 in Qatar.

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[lilartist10]

Did she said god ( Forbid ) if i marry a African or black man , Whats wrong with marrying a black man ?? I would say i hope she burns in hell for saying that so much animosity ! 

[TheIdealMuslima]

In the name of Islam forced marriages are not acceptable,muslims are very often confusing cultural practices with religious principles and they think that forced marriages, to which they used in their culture (the current one or the culture of origin) are Islamic.Nothing in the overall Islamic teachings can justify forced marriages and this is why we should spread true knowledge of Islam among Muslim parents and young muslim men and women.

[Ali30270]

I'm also confused as to why Asra Nomani is here...she is not a scholar or academic and certainly not when it comes to anything like theology. It's like having Ron Paul Mitt Romney and then Bill O Reilly...

[Ali30270]

From wikipedia:

Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan, رملة بنت أبي سفيان, aka Umm Habiba, أم حبيبة, was the daughter of Abu Sufyan. She was born c. 589 and died in 666. She was one of the wives of Muhammad, the final prophet in Islam and therefore a Mother of the Believers.

On learning that her husband Ubaydallah ibn Jash converted to Christianity the Prophet made her divorce him andhe sent Maria al Coptiyye with the dowry for her marriage.

[Yaiyasmin]

@lilartist10 You still have no basis for thinking she's racist though.

No I don't wear veil, and you don't know what my religion is but if you think I'm on the path to hell without even knowing me I'd advice you to be less judgmental

[Yaiyasmin]

@lilartist10 I want to know the reason why you think she didn't say "I was told 'God forbid'". As for dress code, how you dress may be a part of religion, but it's not up to you to judge who is and who is not a muslim.

[lilartist10]

@Yaiyasmin You said is her choice to dress how she want. that's is 100% wrong Islam is not like a tree house where you could hang out & leave I clearly stated the reason on my last comment. I suggest you study Islam and practice if you Muslim?  may allah guide you sister :)

[Yaiyasmin]

@smartwarlord @DrKildem

Jews are just as monotheistic as muslims, it's not the faith in God/Allah/Jehova that differentiates the religions so I disagree with DrKildem on that, you can't generalise and say that non-muslims by default are non-believers. Abraham was obviously a jew, and also a submitter (muslim in arabic).

[Yaiyasmin]

@Daveissa87 I'm glad to hear it has worked. I also have inter-christian-muslim marriages in my family. May I ask how come you are christian? Did your father influence you more than your mother? How did you choose one religion over the other?

Peace

[Yaiyasmin]

I think the definitions of muslim need to be clearer. It seems everyone agrees on that you should avoid marrying someone who disagrees with Muhammad's prophethood, but does accepting Muhammad as a prophet automatically make you muslim?

If your husband-to-be calls himself a christian but has similar theological views as his muslim wife-to-be, does it make any difference what religion he claims?

Defining what a muslim is seems to be the most difficult thing and this debate leads nowhere.