to hunny - thank you

Submitted by A Muslim Woman (United States), Jan 13, 2009 at 17:16

Salam Hunny:

Thank you so very much for the kind words. No one on this board has ever hurt me in anyway, so there really is no need to apologize. What hurts me, is that there are people who call themselves muslims who are actually born into our faith and contradict the beauty of Islam and unfortunately show others the exact opposite of what Islam truly is by hurting others or being deceptive.

The expectations in marriage is very different for us muslims from our spouses. I think sometimes this in and of itself can be a big cause in a marriage that could otherwise work out. A muslim can not take what he wants from the religion and leave what he wants. i.e. drinking, premarital sex and so forth, there are no exceptions. These are considered very big transgressions in Islam. I would recommend to anyone who sees these contradictions to be very very careful of the person they are dealing with.

I hope that anyone seriously contemplating marrying anyone who calls themselves a muslim really read up on the roles and expectations of spouses. Although one may think that their man or woman is liberal when it comes to their faith, the roles do not change because it is also part of the culture.

Everyone here is truly in my thoughts all the time. I always find myself asking..... What can I do to make a difference for someone not to become a victim at the hands of someone professing to follow Islam. These stories of these woman keep me up at night. Islam is truly a very beautiful religion that only condones one to defend himself but never to hurt anyone even on accident we are accountable.

Anyway Hunny, thanks again for the very kind words. May Allah bless you and all those you love.

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