Is It Haraam For A Muslim Woman To Marry A Non-Muslim Man ?
What about marrying an atheist man/woman ?
The Quran (2:221)[5] also states, “And do not marry Polytheist women until they believe, And a believing slave woman is better than a Polytheist women, even though she might please you. And do not marry Polytheist men [to your women] until they believe. And a believing slave is better than a Polytheist men, even though he might please you. Those invite [you] to the Fire, but Allah invites to Paradise and to forgiveness, by His permission. And He makes clear His verses to the people that perhaps they may remember”.
This verse 2:221 talks about Mushrikeen.. is it applicable to the Pagans at the time of Prophet or all the polytheists for all time ? When I raised a question on verse 5:51 asking muslims to not befriend Jews and Christians, I was given the answer that it was only applicable for Jews/Christians at that time of Prophet. PS: I hope my comment is not deleted by moderators.
The prohibition is about polytheists in general. Verse 5:51 is specific for people of that time. Quran is not just a collection of verses. Things must be understood in the context of the verse itself, of the passage, the surah, and the whole message of the the entire Quran. Also audience of the Quran are different at different times. Properly determining that is also important.
Christians have erred ?? So, someone who errs in monotheism and practices polytheism is fine for marriage, even though he/she clearly says that Jesus is God ?