Question for Hisham Zein or anyone-Marraige Contracts

Submitted by Lisa USA (United States), Dec 25, 2008 at 02:38

In Sunnism, a man may marry a woman who is one of the 'People of the Book' (ahl al-kitab, i.e., Christians, Jews, and other religions with revealed scriptures). But in Shi'ism a man may not contract a permanent marriage with a non-Muslim, though he may marry one of the People of the Book temporarily.1 If either of the spouses should become an apostate, the marriage is automatically annulled.

I want to ask if this means if one is Shi'ia, if you need to convert to Islam and become Muslim to have your marriage accepted as lawful and "Permanent"

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