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In Christianity, an interfaith marriage is a marriage between a Christian and a non-Christian (e.g. a wedding between a Christian man and a Jewish woman, or between a Christian woman and a Muslim man); it is to be distinguished between an interdenominational marriage in which two baptized Christians belonging to two different Christian ...
In general, Islam allows for marriage between a man and woman as "believers". Culturally, it is accepted that marriage between a follower of Islam (Muslim) and a Christian or Jew does not require conversion. Traditionally, however, marriages between Muslims and a follower of Hinduism or other polytheistic religions requires conversion to Islam.
The nature of marriage for Hindus was radically changed by the passage of the Hindu Marriage Act (1955), the Special Marriage Act, 1954, which brought marriage into the realm of civil law. It was further changed in 1983 by addition of section 498A to the Indian Penal Code , which aimed to protect married women from cruel treatment by husbands ...
An Indian state has approved an unprecedented uniform code for marriage, divorce, adoption and inheritance for Hindus, Muslims and other religious communities under new legislation that also ...
The Special Marriage Act, 1954 is an act of the Parliament of India with provision for secular civil marriage (or "registered marriage") for people of India and all Indian nationals in foreign countries, irrelevant of the religion or faith followed (both for inter-religious couples and also for atheists and agnostics) by either party. [1]
There have been many instances of intermarriages between Muslim and Hindu Rajputs for political reasons. For example, the marriage of the daughter of Ismail Khan, the ruler of Sind, to Rao Kalan of Jaisalmer for consolidating his kingdom. Another instance can be seen in Chachi Deo's (1448–62) marriage to the granddaughter of Mohammad Shoomar ...
Evidence of Muslim personal code can be found since 1206 on the Indian peninsula with the establishment of Islamic rule in parts of the region. [4] During the reign of Mamluk dynasty (1206–1290 A.D), Khalji dynasty (1290–1321), the Tughlaq dynasty (1321–1413), the Lodi dynasty (1451–1526) and the Sur dynasty (1539–1555), the court of Shariat, assisted by the Mufti, dealt with cases ...
The petitioner has prayed to not let her husband to enter a marriage with Vinita Gupta. In the case Section 494 of IPC, article 14, 15 20 were discussed in details. The court discussed in detail these two issues: Whether a Hindu husband married under Hindu law is allowed to embrace Islam and then indulge into a marriage with another women?