Arranged Marriages in Muslim Countries

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Arranged Marriages

Arranged marriage is a long-held tradition in the Islamic religion tradition because it is not really under the teaching of Islam . Close relatives help the parents to organize this event . Muslims respect and honor the parent 's judgment over their child to choose the suitable partner for their child 's future husband or wife . More often than not a Muslim child has no say over the issue of their marriage it is task for their parents (Tames 30 . This research will explore

the matter of Muslim arranged marriages and why Americans see it as an unacceptable primitive way of life

Loveless is a word that we can associate with arranged marriages . The need for respect , the necessitate to protect their pride and dignity and the overwhelming influence of the Islam society force a Muslim couple to stay together even though their current situation dictates otherwise . Love may grow between the couple but it is a very rare occurrence . It is more of an obligation rather than a choice . But in some way it is also a choice - the choice to obey the family tradition it 's just that the alternative move is a literally deadly option especially for the female . In this kind of arrangement , women are not allowed to decide in almost about anything . Even the simple task of going outside the house without permission could cause a major ruckus between Muslim couples . Because a man knows the extent of his power over his wife , he tends to abuse it whenever his wife refuses to comply his terms (Mijar Arranged vs . But contrary to popular belief , the Koran has nothing to do with these arranged marriages , which is more of a tradition rather than a law . The Qur 'an stated that the Lord created humans from a single soul men and women shared equal proportions Reverence must be offered to Allah and the wombs of mothers that bore you (Qur 'an 4 :1 . The Qur 'an portrays men and women as equal but not identical in the sense that inside the family husband and wife plays their different role . The Qur 'an clearly stated that men should be the protectors and maintainers of women , because Allah has given the one more strength than the other , and because they support them from their means (4 :34 . Some scholars have even gone so far as to say that women should be glad that Allah gave additional responsibility to men , so now they do not have to shoulder such a heavy burden . And looking from a certain angle , God has eternally doomed men to work for women (Cooey 43 . But how is it that Muslims do not follow their own scriptures

Lets go back to the arranged marriages and how Muslims view their own tradition . Even though Americans see arranged marriages as another kind of oppression , the concept is not new at all , and certainly not limited to Islam . From what I have pointed...