Comparison Of Marriage In Christianity And Islam

I will compare the Christian and Islamic religions on how they view marriage. In Islam, marriage is important to all socioeconomic groups and the Holy Prophet Muhammad states, “marriage is half the religion”. In comparison, in Christianity, marriage is a religious sacrament and is thought of as a gift from God. In Islam, a Muslim man can marry up to four wives consecutively. Muslims should not marry unbelievers or allow one 's daughter to marry unbelievers. A Muslim man is allowed to marry a woman from Jewish or Christian faith. However, children resulting from the marriage shall be raised as Muslims. A Muslim woman cannot marry a man from another faith until he converts to Islam. If a Muslim married man converts to a different faith, he then …show more content…
The fact that it is not in Islam, is why there is much more divorce there. Some of those marriages only last one day and that is perfectly fine with them. Most of the time marriages in Islam are for the purpose of marriage contracts and family management. Another importance in Christianity, but not in Islam is engagement. This is important because during this time you will see if you really want to be with this person for the rest of your life, and see if you are ready to take this next step seriously. Not having these things is what is making marriage in Islam not being taken seriously. Marriage is suppose to be being with one person for the rest of your lives, loving them unconditionally and supporting them fully. In an Islamic marriage, the men are allowed to have up to four wives at a time. You can not truly love four different people and care for them all the same. I feel like that defeats the whole purpose of marriage and committing yourself to one person. Divorce isn’t even considerable in Islam, but it is in Christianity. Islamic marriage shouldn’t be able to compare to a Christian marriage, because they do not have the same meaning. Islamic marriage should just be something that you do for fun, and to say you did it. In Christianity once the bride is handed over to the groom he is supposed to take care of his wife financially, as well as other aspects. When the Muslim women get married they are paid money by the groom as a gift and can spend it however they want. In marriage once you marry someone, you both become one and financially money should not be completely shared but be an equal asset between the two. For some, it might sound the same as spending money on a ring and giving it to each other, but the bride also provides the husband with a ring in Christianity, and the ring is to symbolize a never ending