sex before marriage
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Hi Stillearning,
Please everyone what is with you guys is this a competetion for who can come up with most cliches and stereotypes.
It might be that people like each other, and their kids, work on their marrages and that is why they hold.
One suggestion by those bamboozled by so called love marriages(sorry jaxal point taken) why not spend a day in the family division of any court>I think u didnt get a very good picture of 'Arranged Marriage'. Nobody is talking of a perfect partner, perfect life etc. (and then again, perfect is a 'relative' term)
And relationship between compatible partners will also need the occassional 'working on' to keep it going. But thats not the whole issue here.
There are people stuck in 'arranged marriage' as they have no choice. If both partners have absolutely nothing in common, where will they start to work on? And if they both give each other nothing but misery, what the whole point of the relationship? But in these societies, divorce is a dirty word, no matter what.
I have read(reported in news every now and then) of girls(mostly in the lower-middle class hindu society in india) who walk out of marriage bravely coz they get physically and mentally abused everyday in their husband's place and the girl's own parents send them back to their husband's house, coz the idea is 'thats where she belongs after marriage, no matter what'. How ridiculous is that!
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Hi Stillearning,
Please everyone what is with you guys is this a competetion for who can come up with most cliches and stereotypes.
It might be that people like each other, and their kids, work on their marrages and that is why they hold.
One suggestion by those bamboozled by so called love marriages(sorry jaxal point taken) why not spend a day in the family division of any court>I think u didnt get a very good picture of 'Arranged Marriage'. Nobody is talking of a perfect partner, perfect life etc. (and then again, perfect is a 'relative' term)
And relationship between compatible partners will also need the occassional 'working on' to keep it going. But thats not the whole issue here.
There are people stuck in 'arranged marriage' as they have no choice. If both partners have absolutely nothing in common, where will they start to work on? And if they both give each other nothing but misery, what the whole point of the relationship? But in these societies, divorce is a dirty word, no matter what.
I have read(reported in news every now and then) of girls(mostly in the lower-middle class hindu society in india) who walk out of marriage bravely coz they get physically and mentally abused everyday in their husband's place and the girl's own parents send them back to their husband's house, coz the idea is 'thats where she belongs after marriage, no matter what'. How ridiculous is that!
Just being qurious....
how do you consider "Arranged marriage" in erms of ethical value ?
shanti(peace)
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SaLaM Shamsul and PM and stillearning and LT and all
how do you consider "Arranged marriage" in erms of ethical value ?
I dont think there is any ethical value.
I have read(reported in news every now and then) of girls(mostly in the lower-middle class hindu society in india) who walk out of marriage bravely coz they get physically and mentally abused everyday in their husband's place and the girl's own parents send them back to their husband's house, coz the idea is 'thats where she belongs after marriage, no matter what'. How ridiculous is that!
Same thing in PAkistan to and even in UAE (but very rare). And funny thing is, its the parents from those countries that beleive that love their children the most.
People who laugh by themselves in the morning surely they need to see a shrink
And if they dont.. they become like you LT... old chap wink
It is best to LOVE and lost than never to loved at all
No its not.... old chap wink
One suggestion by those bamboozled by so called love marriages(sorry jaxal point taken) why not spend a day in the family division of any court
Or watch Jerry Springer Show D
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People who laugh by themselves in the morning surely they need to see a shrink
And if they dont.. they become like you LT... old chap wink
I can laugh at you quite easily chap!!! morning and noon wink
It is best to LOVE and lost than never to loved at all
No its not.... old chap wink
Young man you need to grow some hair on your pubes to know the truth of that sentence wink
Regards,
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SaLaM LT
I can laugh at you quite easily chap!!! morning and noon wink
SEE! SEE! what happens when you dont go to the shrink!... old chap wink
Young man you need to grow some hair on your pubes to know the truth of that sentence wink
Oh i know the truth to that sentence. I see it clearly coz old age hasnt clouded my mind yet.... old chap wink
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Hi shamsul-arefin,
Just being qurious....
how do you consider "Arranged marriage" in erms of ethical value ?
Didnt quite get ur question. what do u mean?
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Hi shamsul-arefin,
Just being qurious....
how do you consider "Arranged marriage" in erms of ethical value ?
Didnt quite get ur question. what do u mean?
Peace!sorry for not being clear......I mean if you are to judge in a natural way which is the sound and justified by natural law than how would you evaluate the concept of arranged marriage ?
did it get more complicated...?? hehe
shanti(peace)
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Hi Shamsul-arefin,
sorry for not being clear......I mean if you are to judge in a natural way which is the sound and justified by natural law than how would you evaluate the concept of arranged marriage ?
did it get more complicated...?? hehe
What natural way? what natural law?
and yeah, now it got all the more obscure P
Sorry.
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Hi shamsul-arefin,
Well, if u r trying to ask 'is arranged marriage ethically correct' by natural law(i have no clue what u mean by natural law )Arranged marriage cant be ethically correct coz
- theres an element of coercion by parents
- the people getting married have no or little say in the whole deal
- the people getting married dont get to know each other before hand, so they have no idea what to expect(ignorance). so, can be called a gamble of life, in short.
I dont see any ethically correct principles involved in it.
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As SAlaam Alaikum,
Arranged marriages are a source for unhappiness and injustice in a person's life. If you're going to commit to one person for the rest of your life (ideally) it better be one you actually love and that loves you back.
Only if one is forced to enter an arranged marriage. You need to understand hte people and the culture to get this concept.... many people look at the idea of having an arrange marriage as good, and manydon't.
For instance. I have an Indian friend. He was born and bred in America. But guess what? When I asked him if he would have an arrange marriage, he didn't rule it out! He was like "I don't know. I'm not sure. Maybe if I wanted to".
salaam
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SaLaM Taj
Ok http//www.geocities.com/bigjaxal/s1.gif. I dont agree with you becoz God has given me 2 hands in my time of 'despair'. This goes for women too. So they dont really have an excuse for that. But that is just my opinion. http//www.geocities.com/bigjaxal/s1.gif
LMAO
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anyone know what the exact definition of adultery and fornication according to the quran alone?
Verses 231-6 distinguishes between two types of female that believers can have halal sex with
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Those joined to them in marriage
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"Right hand possessions"
So it seems that believers can enjoy extramarital sex with number 2. This leaves us with the question of what exactly is a "Right Hand Possession". Can anybody elucidate?
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Right hand possession is something i'm wanting to spend more time looking at when i find enough time for it.
235 And they keep covered their private parts.
236 Except around their mates, or those who are maintained by their oaths, they are free from blame.I don't see how you can have a zawj and an MMA (those whom your right hands possess) unless legally which would need some kind of permission from your zawj. I mean how can you have a zawj, and not go against your zawj by being intimately engaged with an MMA?
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This leaves us with the question of what exactly is a "Right Hand Possession". Can anybody elucidate?
No ideas? The Qur'an itself does in fact seem to supply the answer in verse 3350
O Prophet! Lo! We have made halal to you your wives to whom you have paid their dowries, and those whom your right hand possesses of those whom Allah has given you as spoils of war,
Although this statement is addressed specifically to the prophet, it is the only clear definition of "right hand possessions" that I am aware of in the Qur'an ie females whom Allah has given to the Muslims as war booty. Unless someone can come up with a plausible alternative then this must surely be regarded as the proper usage of the term with respect to verse 236.
Any comments?
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Right hand possession is something i'm wanting to spend more time looking at when i find enough time for it.
235 And they keep covered their private parts.
236 Except around their mates, or those who are maintained by their oaths, they are free from blame.I don't see how you can have a zawj and an MMA (those whom your right hands possess) unless legally which would need some kind of permission from your zawj. I mean how can you have a zawj, and not go against your zawj by being intimately engaged with an MMA?
Peace
Maybe "keep covered their private parts" is just talking about indecent exposure, not sexual intercourse? -
Peace
Maybe "keep covered their private parts" is just talking about indecent exposure, not sexual intercourse?Yeah, cause we all know what when you have sex it's always with blindfolds on and in pitch black.
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Peace
Maybe "keep covered their private parts" is just talking about indecent exposure, not sexual intercourse?Peace
Even if we assume this, who would be qualified for such exposure other than the wife?
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No ideas? The Qur'an itself does in fact seem to supply the answer in verse 3350
O Prophet! Lo! We have made halal to you your wives to whom you have paid their dowries, and those whom your right hand possesses of those whom Allah has given you as spoils of war,
peace
This is a wrong translation, there is nothing like spoils of war in original verse. A better translation could be "As granted to you by Allah"
siki
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Peace
Even if we assume this, who would be qualified for such exposure other than the wife?
2431 is a weaker version of this premise, women should not sexually flaunt themselves except to those whom it is permitted (i.e. husbands) and to those who don't see them in a sexual light anyway.
Anyhow, the main reason I'm posting here is to make a point;
The language is very important here. The quran uses perfectly precise wording everywhere in the book (I noticed this in its description of the universe) and all subtlety is accounted for and no less should be demanded of a book from the omnipotent. So if it says "keep covered their private parts" and not "abstain from sex" then it MEANS "keep covered their private parts" and NOT "abstain from sex". However one must then connect this logically to other verses, indeed "keep covered their private parts" can obviously mean "abstain from sex" in whatever cases.
In this manner, all cases are accounted for. If we immediately attach connotations to a phrase in the quran, we set ourselves up for failure as demonstrated by 1300 years of prolonged irrationality. Thus, every statement in the quran should be taken exactly as it is and then cross referenced to deduce the correct laws ordained by the almighty. You will know when you're on the right track when you stop capitalising random words and leaving others untranslated.