HINDUISM: No Muslims, No Afircans

Book: Hindu VS Muslim - For Illustration purposes
March 17, 2007 2:56am CST
Why does Hinduism forbid the marriage of Muslims and Africans to a Hindu woman, yet allows Christians and Caucasians? I am curious to know, as I have learend from my readings, watching movies about the Indian community in the UK, as well as real life experiences, to WHY only those two subjects are allowed to take the daughters of Hinduism. Could someone be kind enough to answer my question please?
2 responses
@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
17 Mar 07
Well Dear friend, I would like to differ with your feelings expressed here for the discussion. I am 48 from India, basically Hindu and I am professionally post graduate, and having good job ay my hand! This introduction I am giving to give you a fair idea that as aresponsible person I am discussiong this sensitive isue with you! In Hindus I hardly have seen people opposing marriages of a Hindu with any other Religion as I have at least one friend in each class who are Hindus and they have got married to Sikh, Parsee, Muslim, Buddist and Christians ! In all the events there was no opposition from Hindu family! On the Contratry I have seen few incidents the person from Hindu religion needs to undergo change in his religiuon to Muslim before getting Married to a Muslim person! This procedure has been witnesed by me again and again! This type of conversion was never seen in Parsee, Christian, buddists or Sikh Community ! Do you know the Akbar the great had his wife Jodhabai who was Hindu from which he propagated his Progeny in the Form of Salim. Here Jodhabai though was performing pujas and other things being followed in Hindu religion she never insisted Akbar to follow Hinduism! For that matter I hardly heard some body was forced r sasked to get himself changed to a hindu just because he wants to get married to a Hindu person ! Hindus are very open minded and they accept all the religions with open heart and they are secular in true sense and they firmly believe in Humanity first than anything else! Thanks for initiating such a sensible and sensitive issue here in Mylot Community for the discussion!
@Naseem00 (1996)
• Pakistan
17 Mar 07
Yes, I think you are right. Islam only allows marriages with either Christians or Jews. Because we Muslims believe only these two religions are from Allah. Marriages with sombody who believes in and worships somebody other that Allah is strictly not allowd in Islam.
17 Mar 07
Thank you so much Akrao24 for your response. As I have said, my knowledge came form that particular movie and from what I have learned from the British-Indian community in the UK. I have now two responses that tells me otherwise. Maybe the rules and conditions are different in the UK away from India the mother land. I have my suspicions that maybe what I have learned was mentioned in Sikhism. Yes me personal experience came from dierect contact with a Hindu female. I am still awaiting a response from someone in the UK to clear this up. Thanks again :-D
@aries6484 (279)
• India
17 Mar 07
i have never seen such a case till now in india.i am from india but i never heard of that thing.you are saying everything in reverse.instead of hindus muslims don't allow hindus to do marriage with their religion girls or guys.hindus don't act as wall between any religion to do marriage.
17 Mar 07
I have seen this in the movie "Bend it like Beckham, directed by Gurinder Chadha" when the girls were talking in the locker room. Also from a real life experience. Maybe the Indian community in the UK differs from the rules in the mother land? The Muslim religion only restricts RELIGION not the race.