Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 221
| وَلَا تَنْكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكَاتِ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنَّ ۚ وَلَأَمَةٌ مُؤْمِنَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مُشْرِكَةٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ ۗ وَلَا تُنْكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنُوا ۚ وَلَعَبْدٌ مُؤْمِنٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مُشْرِكٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكُمْ ۗ أُولَٰئِكَ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى النَّارِ ۖ وَاللَّهُ يَدْعُو إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ بِإِذْنِهِ ۖ وَيُبَيِّنُ آيَاتِهِ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- laa tankih.o al- mushrikaat h.attaa yu'minna wa- la- 'amah mu'minah khayr min mushrikah wa- law acjabat -kum wa- laa tankih.o al- mushriken h.attaa yu'mino wa- la- cabd mu'min khayr min mushrik wa- law acjaba -kum 'olaa'ika yadcon 'ilaa an- naar wa- 'allaah yadco 'ilaa al- jannah wa- al- maghfirah bi- 'idhn -hi wa- yubayyin 'aayaat -hi li- an- naas lacalla -hum yatadhakkaron |
| Pickthall | : | Wed not idolatresses till they believe; for lo! a believing bondwoman is better than an idolatress though she please you; and give not your daughters in marriage to idolaters till they believe, for lo! a believing slave is better than an idolater though he please you. These invite unto the Fire, and Allah inviteth unto the Garden, and unto forgiveness by His grace, and expoundeth thus His revelations to mankind that haply they may remember. |
| Asad | : | AND DO NOT marry women who ascribe divinity to aught beside God ere they attain to [true] belief: for any believing bondwoman [of God]208 is certainly better than a woman who ascribes divinity to aught beside God, even though she please you greatly. And do not give your women in marriage to men who ascribe divinity to aught beside God ere they attain to [true] belief: for any believing bondman [of God] is certainly better than a man who ascribes divinity to aught beside God, even though he please you greatly. [Such as] these invite unto the fire, whereas God invites unto paradise, and unto [the achievement of] forgiveness by His leave; and He makes clear His messages unto mankind, so that they might bear them in mind. |
| Malik | : | Do not marry mushrik women until they become believers; a believing slave woman is better than a free mushrik woman even though she may be more attractive to you. Likewise, do not marry mushrik men until they become believers: a believing slave is better than a free mushrik even though he may be more pleasing to you. These mushrikin invite you to hell fire while Allah invites you towards paradise and forgiveness by His grace. He makes His revelations clear to mankind so that they may take heed. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Do not marry unbelieving women (idolaters) until they believe; a slave woman who believes is better than an unbelieving woman even though she allure you. Nor marry (your girls) to unbelievers until they believe: a man slave who believes is better than un unbeliever even though he allure you. Unbelievers do (but) beckon you to the fire. But Allah beckons by His grace to the Garden (of Bliss) and forgiveness and makes His Signs clear to mankind: that they may celebrate His praise. 246 |
Note - 208Although the majority of the commentators attribute to
the term amah, occurring in this context, its usual
connotation of "slave-girl", some of them are of the
opinion that it stands here for "God's bondwoman". Thus,
Zamakhshari explains the words amah mu'minah (lit., "a
believing bondwoman") as denoting "any believing woman,
whether she be free or slave; and this applies to (the
expression] 'believing bondman' as well: for all human
beings are God's bondmen and bondwomen". My rendering of
the above passage is based on this eminently plausible
interpretation.
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Note - 246Marriage is a most intimate communion, and the mystery of
sex finds its highest fulfilment when intimate spiritual
harmony is combined with the physical link. If religion
is at all a real influence in life to both parties or to
either party, a difference in this vital matter must
affect the lives of both more profoundly than differences
of birth, race, language, or position in life. It is
therefore only right that the parties to be married
should have the same spiritual outlook. If two person
love each other, their outlook in the highest things of
life must be the same. Note that religion is not here a
mere label or a matter of custom or birth. The two
persons may have been born in different religions, but
if, by their mutual influence, they come to see the truth
in the same way, they must openly accept the same rites
and the same social brotherhood. Otherwise the position
will become impossible individually and socially.
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Although the majority of the commentators attribute to the term amah, occurring in this context, its usual connotation of "slave-girl", some of them are of the opinion that it stands here for "God's bondwoman". Thus, Zamakhshari explains the words amah mu'minah (lit., "a believing bondwoman") as denoting "any believing woman, whether she be free or slave; and this applies to (the expression] 'believing bondman' as well: for all human beings are God's bondmen and bondwomen". My rendering of the above passage is based on this eminently plausible interpretation. |
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Marriage is a most intimate communion, and the mystery of sex finds its highest fulfilment when intimate spiritual harmony is combined with the physical link. If religion is at all a real influence in life to both parties or to either party, a difference in this vital matter must affect the lives of both more profoundly than differences of birth, race, language, or position in life. It is therefore only right that the parties to be married should have the same spiritual outlook. If two person love each other, their outlook in the highest things of life must be the same. Note that religion is not here a mere label or a matter of custom or birth. The two persons may have been born in different religions, but if, by their mutual influence, they come to see the truth in the same way, they must openly accept the same rites and the same social brotherhood. Otherwise the position will become impossible individually and socially. |
