Acceptable marriage partner

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   Salam everyone! As a female muslim I have been taught it is haram to marry any but a muslim man. However I have not been able to find the evidence for this. Can anyone give me the evidence that says it is haram for a muslim woman to marry any man that is not muslim? 

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nvrl8 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Starter Joined: 23 January 2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote nvrl8 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Acceptable marriage partner Posted: 23 January 2009 at 11:51am
	Salam everyone! As a female muslim I have been taught it is haram to marry any but a muslim man. However I have not been able to find the evidence for this. Can anyone give me the evidence that says it is haram for a muslim woman to marry any man that is not muslim?

Saladin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Male Joined: 04 September 2007 Location: Sri Lanka Status: Offline Points: 575	Post Options Post Reply Quote Saladin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 January 2009 at 1:42pm
	Salaam, Do not marry unbelieving women, until they believe : A slave woman who believes is better than an unbelieving woman, even though she allures you. Nor marry (your girls) to unbelievers until they believe : A slave man who believes is better than an unbeliever, even though he allures you.....(2:221).
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nvrl8 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Starter Joined: 23 January 2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote nvrl8 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 January 2009 at 6:43am
	Salam and thank you for the reply however this does not really address my question. Men can marry women of of other faiths, i.e. "people of the book", such as christians. The question is what is the evidence that muslim women cannot do the same? There are many people that are "believers" that are not muslim.

Saladin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Male Joined: 04 September 2007 Location: Sri Lanka Status: Offline Points: 575	Post Options Post Reply Quote Saladin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 January 2009 at 11:02am
	Salaam, You're right, muslim men can marry virtuous women from ahle kitab as in Quranic verse 5:5 but that comes with preconditions. Before going into that and whether muslimas can or cant marry ahle kitabis, can you please explain the difference between believers (mumins) and muslims and also how a person can remain as a mumin while rejecting Islam.
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Hayfa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Female Joined: 07 June 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2368	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hayfa Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 January 2009 at 11:35am
	All scholars take the Surah to mean that you must marry a Muslim. I have never heard or read otherwise. Men are head of household so its different
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jayrag Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Starter Joined: 24 December 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote jayrag Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 March 2009 at 1:03pm
	I really don't think this is in the Qur'an or Hadith. It is a trditional thing that was passed down thru time and the Ulema may have pushed this issue. If muslim men can marry non muslim women then why can't the women do the same. In America and in most minority muslim countries it is difficult for muslims to find mates. A lot of muslim men marry non muslim women . I guess its allowed because the children of a mixed marriage(islam/christan) will be guided to Islam by the father. But many times the Religion is not passed to the children in these mixed marriages.