MARRIAGE WITH THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK
-
peace,
Some says Marriage between believing men, and women from the Book is clearly sanctioned by the Quran.
but I think this is only applicable for that time i.e. for marriages that are fixed(given the bridal due) before the revelation of Qur'an.here's the translation of 55 as I understand the verse,
"This day (all) the good things are made lawful for you; and the food of those who have been given the Book is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them; and the chaste women from among the believers and the chaste women from among those who have been given the Book before you; when you have given them their bridal due, marrying not fornicating nor taking them as secret lovers/concubines; and whoever denies faith, his work indeed is of no account, and in the hereafter he shall be one of the losers"And the Qur'an says,
"O you who believe, do not take the Jews and the Nazarenes/Christians as allies, for they are allies to one another; and whoever takes them as such from among you is one of them. God does not guide the wicked people."582
You will find the people with the greatest animosity towards those who believe are the Jews and those who are polytheists; and you will find the closest in affection to those who believe are those who said “We are Nazarenes/Christians;” that is because among them are Priests and Monks, and they are not arrogant.583
And if they hear what was sent down to the messenger you see their eyes flooding with tears, for what they have known as the truth, they say “Our Lord, we believe, so record us with the witnesses.”So as they believed in the Qur'an, they will have Swalat, Fasting, Hajj etc. right? i.e. they are no more Nazarenes/Christians.
584
“And why should we not believe in God and what has come to us of the truth? And we yearn that our Lord admits us with the righteous people.”Thus, 2432, 425, 2221 etc. suggests marry only believers.
-
319
That truly the dheen at God, (is) the islam/submission/surrender, and those who were given The Book did not differ/disagree/dispute, except from after what (that) the knowledge came to them, out of jealousy/oppression between them, and who disbelieves with God's signs/verses, so that God (is) swift in reckoning.4828
He is who sent His messenger with the guidance and the truths' dheen to make it apparent/visible/overcome on/over the dheen all of it, and enough/sufficient with God (as) a witness.385
And whoever seeks other than the islam/submission/surrender (as) a dheen, so (it) will not be accepted from him, and he (is) in the end from the losers.peace
-
peace,
2143
...And We did not make the qibla that you were on it except that We may know who is following the messenger from those who will turn on their two heels. It was a great thing indeed except for those whom God had guided...I.e. those who are guided by God follow the prophet’s qibla.
Do they (today’s Jews and Christians) follow the prophet’s qibla?