Inter-Religion Marriage
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Anonymous
(Querist) 11 May 2011
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Hi all,
A friend of mine, who is a Christian, registered his marriage with a Muslim girl three years ago. Presently, they are living in Australia. The girl’s parents don’t know about the marriage. The boy’s parents know about the marriage, and they are fine with it. The girl has converted to Christianity and she wants to remain so.
Now they want to stop the hide and seek, and get a formal societal approval of their relationship.
They have a plan and it is thus:
They will come to India; the boy will convert to Islam, and get married at the girl’s place. The problem here is the girl will be a Christian here.
After that function, they will go to the boy’s place and get married in the Church. The problem here is that he is already converted to Islam.
There are a couple of issues which requires clarification:
1. Will the two functions have any effect on the marriage which was registered three years ago?
2. When is a religious conversion official?
3. Will such conversion mean that the boy will have to change the religion in his passport?
4. Will there be any issue if he doesn’t mention change of religion in the passport?
Please provide your valuable feedbacks.
Thanks in advance
adv. rajeev ( rajoo )
(Expert) 11 May 2011
What is the necessity of doing all these. Just let him go and inform the fact to her parents get solved their problem.
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Anonymous
(Querist) 11 May 2011
Hi Adv. Rajeev,
The girl's family is quite conservative, and she expects a backlash, and her mom is very sensitive and the girl is concerned about her mom's health too.
I understand that the whole scenarios they are imagining are quite silly and also complex at the same time.
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 11 May 2011
One both have married and are leading to a happy life then there is no need to move the clock back. If both of them have to convince the parents of girl then what is need to make such mockery. The can disclose their marriage and maximum husband can change his religion to Islam as he is desirous to do so to appease the parents of his wife. Certificate is already with them and marriage is already proved. conversion just for appeasing any person is also wrong and entry in passport shall also be made accordingly.
I suggest them to send the copy of their marriage certificate to the parents of girl and see their reaction for certain period may it be 3-4 months and after easing atmosphere they may decide to come to India to meet their parents rather adopting such complex and fraud way.
