Fishy "cousin"

Submitted by Margaret (Poland), Jan 13, 2009 at 22:03

In fact you are right to be on alert about a "cousin" living with them...

Firstly cousin marriages are extra-popular in muslim world from Pakistan, Iran to Saudi Arabia, even Great Britaitn...This phenomenon is so widespread that many children are born with diseases caused by such an inbreeding...

Quran, surah An-Nisa 23 says: Prohibited to you (For marriage) are:- Your mothers, daughters, sisters; father's sisters, Mother's sisters; brother's daughters, sister's daughters; foster-mothers (Who gave you suck), foster-sisters; your wives' mothers; your step-daughters under your guardianship, born of your wives to whom ye have gone in,- no prohibition if ye have not gone in;- (Those who have been) wives of your sons proceeding from your loins; and two sisters in wedlock at one and the same time, except for what is past; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful;-

So as you see- cousins are lawful to marry...

Woman and non mahram men (that means men she can possibly marry) under one roof ?
Really fishy...

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