CHAPTER 24: Water

Dad: The verse I just read is probably the only verse in the Quran that clearly talks about interfaith marriage. This verse is without context. The main verse defining the prescription for marriage with a certain category of non-Muslims. The verse in question therefore stipulates that it is permissible for Muslim men and Muslim women to contract marriage with believers (mouminine) and to abstain from marrying polytheists (mouchrikine). I hope you follow me

Me: Yes Ya Habi.

Dad: This is not to say that you have been given free rein to do whatever you want; but to see where things are going and also your age, you are already more than five on your age of maturity, so you can discern the bad from the good. With that, your mother and I discussed it several times about your ... What's his name again?

Me: Prince.