AboutDavid Expertise I am an expert in Middle Eastern history, and Israeli history in particular. My main focus is Biblical analysis, the origins of Islam, and medieval and modern historical events in Israel. Everything you see happening in the world today, has a history.
Experience I am a free-lance writer who has previously lived in, and studied the history of, Israel.
Organizations I contribute to the One Israel Fund and will be joining CAMERA shortly.
Question hi, i am a catholic and i am dateing a muslim and he tells me that we will one day get married but is it ok for muslim to marry a non muslim
Answer Hi Jackie,
Sorry I took so longer to answer.
Yes. It's perfectly all right for a Muslim to marry a non-Muslim. But generally speaking, before marrying, the non-Muslim party is required to convert to Islam. This is not an option but a requirement.
That being said, this is not to say that your prospective fiance will require this of you. No two Muslim individuals are the same. He probably comes from a very liberal-minded family who don't follow this line of thinking. What kind of person he is and what kind of family he comes from, only you would have the answer to.
Good luck, and if you do marry him, I hope it's in an arrangement you feel comfortable with.
