"He felt that women are resorting to 'secret marriages' to escape from flogging or torture by their family members, or expulsion from their family homes."
"Parental opposition spawns secret marriages," by Mariam Al Hakeem in Gulfnews, with thanks to Sr. Soph:
Riyadh: Many young Saudi women are finding themselves in a knot after secretly marrying."Secret marriages" as they are known are held without the knowledge of the families of both the man and woman and the couple would be issued with a fake marriage contract - usually by corrupt officials after taking bribes.
Such marriages are illegal according to Sharia principles. Experts say such marriages are becoming popular because of repeated refusals by the fathers or other family members.
Secret marriage contracts in Saudi Arabia is estimated to account for 9 per cent of all marriages, Dr Hassan Bin Mohammad Safar, Professor of Judicial Systems and Procedures before the Sharia Courts at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, told Gulf News.
"The phenomenon is found to be popular among students and business community," Dr Safar said. He cited several cases where university students had secretly married and where young men had secretly married businesswoman to benefit from their wealth.
He added that 3 per cent of women who married secretly want to sue their husbands at courts after they refused to admit the marriage as legal. "But some women are hesitant to take this step due to fear of their family and scandal," he added.
Dr Safar said many officials who are authorised by the Ministry of Justice to finalise marriage contracts are violating their professional code of conduct.
He said many officials exploit the licence given to them by concluding marriage contracts that are not based on Islamic principles. He said the officials are merely looking for money regardless of whether the practise is legal or not. According to Islamic Sharia, a marriage contract is valid only if it is made in the presence of a guardian and witnesses. The wedding must also be made public.
Many women in Jeddah disclosed that they obtained marriage contracts without the knowledge of their families after paying 2,000 to 4,000 riyals.
"The marriages of two women were announced after they could no longer hide their pregnancies. In many other cases women have resorted to abortions to avoid their secrets being revealed," Dr Safar said.
He felt that women are resorting to "secret marriages" to escape from flogging or torture by their family members, or expulsion from their family homes. Fathers repeatedly refusing proposals to their daughters is cited as one of the key reasons. "Love and desire of the girls to marry the men they want after their father refused to do so is a main reason," he added.
This is one of the ills that comes out of mixing 'cultures' or 'local customs' with PURE Islam. The prophet(pbuh) admonished the believers not to turn away good men of religion when they come to seek their daughters hand in marriage other wise, fasad(corruption) will become the norm....
Nice to know that Mohammad (pb&j) would never marry a rich older woman for her wealth.
(And lucky for him there was no Mohammad(rsvp), yet, to get in his way.)
The Sauds need to get out of the 7th century.:)
By the way Abdullah, riddle me this. If this is what happens when cultures mix, then why are so fervently spreading the faith--even through conquest? Once again you show us how illogical you are. Perhaps you would like to become a homicide bomber?
Abdullah probably thinks he's eventually headed for that saloon in the sky, "Paradise," !
Boy will he be surprised when he sees Muhammed made it all up!
Abdullah's vile presence has also been over on Dhimmi Watch - the 110 year old Saudi man marrying his 2nd wife article. Check out his comments - he's totally delusional!
Abdullah:
This is one of the ills that comes out of mixing 'cultures' or 'local customs' with PURE Islam. The prophet(pbuh) admonished the believers not to turn away good men of religion when they come to seek their daughters hand in marriage other wise, fasad(corruption) will become the norm....
Abdullah
Is it possible to get "PURE" Islam?
What would it look like?
And would fellow Muslims agree with you on your definition of Pure Islam?
And in 1400 years, has any country ever achieved it? If not, why not?
If you are reading this, you ought to spend 5-10 minutes thinking about these questions away from the keyboard.
Because I would say that Saudi culture is pretty close to 100% Pure Islam. But the reality is that many young Saudi men and women are unemployed with little prospects. It is 13%. That is higher than France, Germany, Britain & USA. There is little freedom in the country, especially for young women.
And all this comes when one religion dominates the thinking of everyone and is all-pervasive.
You really want every country in the world to be like Saudi Arabia?
The fault of this is Islam.
And it is a delusion, a fantasy, a mirage to ever suppose that Pure Islam would ever solve the worlds problems. And you also know (because knowledgeable people have pointed out) that Islam does have problems.
It is a lie to say that Muhammad was a prefect man.
It is a lie to say that Islam is a religion of peace.
It is a lie to say that Islam is not totalitarian.
It is a lie to say that Islam values men and women equally.
Muslim History does not reflect that.
The Hadith does not reflect that.
The Sira does not reflect that.
The Quran does not reflect that.
Given that, why do you remain a Muslim?
You should abandon your faith.
It has no value if it is built on a lie.
He added that 3 per cent of women who married secretly want to sue their husbands at courts after they refused to admit the marriage as legal.
Those crazy Moslem Men are such lovable scoundrels.
And hey, the Western feminists have done a great job on issues like this. Even that great thinker Rosie has turned a blind masacaraed eye here.
If I have a daughter I would want her to marry than man of good character over than man with money. Than
Islamist Scholar on a CD I havw said he is unhappy when he see ad for doctor or engenerrer to marry daught. Look OJ wife famility marry her off because of his money only and look how he treated her. I strill say he didnot kill her as the State didnot prove it very well.
"If I have a daughter I would want her to marry than man of good character over than man with money. Than
Islamist Scholar on a CD I havw said he is unhappy when he see ad for doctor or engenerrer to marry daught. Look OJ wife famility marry her off because of his money only and look how he treated her. I strill say he didnot kill her as the State didnot prove it very well."
translation from baboon language into english please
If I have a daughter I would want her to marry than man of good character over than man with money.
Of course, by "good character" you mean a young man who'd never involve himself in any operation dedicated to subjugating women, land grabbing, kidnapping, posing terroristic threats, extortion, and murder.
In plain language you're saying that you'd want your daughter's fiance to be a young man who would never, ever, involve himself in something as sordid and as morally wrong as what Islam is.
Right?
"If I have a daughter I would want her to marry than man of good character "
....Well, that rules out marriage to Muslims....