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Marriage to a non Muslim

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    6 months ago, I married a man on the condition that he would convert to Islam. He agreed.
    Today he confessed that he is not able to accept Islam, and he says that I may either accept him as a non Muslim or leave. He says he believes in one god, but he also believes in rebirth, and that the dead guide and watch over the living from a separate plane of existence.

    He asks why we can't be together despite being a good person. We both love each other very much, and I don't know what to do. Please tell me any insights you may have.

    It is only human for two people to share a spiritual path together in love.
    It is this reason that many people post on this forum - otherwise, we would just talk to themselves - we have a need to debate and discuss and see how others are achieving their goals.

    You are in a very difficult position but you just need to listen to yourself and what you need and discuss this also with your partner.

    I married when I did not believe. I used to do my own meditation etc and found that for two people living under one roof things could sometimes conflict for want of sharing moments.
    What better moment to share then to share a spiritual journey?
    The spiritual journey can be similar to all the posters who come on here and post something to get some feedback. ie it does not have to be spiritual at the beginning but about thinking and talking about things.

    Imagine if your partner eats pork or does other things which are not necessarily against you faith but against what you think or believe?
    What would you do then?
    I am talking about core basics here - like a man who womanizes or goes off and travels on his own - examples I have seen.

    Slowly in time, my wife started to be curious and read the Quran and felt like she should find out about this media-tainted "extremist" ideology I was so into.
    She also slowly found it consoling her and now we share the path together maybe in slightly different ways but we discuss all aspects.

    When my non-muslim relatives visit my house (and they are very nice) they willingly try not to eat pork in front of me (even in their own houses) - they do drink and this is fine for me - they are not alcoholics so I have no problems - but I could see how living with my relatives could cause difficult situations in my personal life.

    I wish you the best of luck.

    All I can say is meditation or Salat to God and communication with you partner should help.

    Salam
    Ed

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