Navigating Interfaith Marriages in Early Islam

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Fatima Barkatulla is an award-winning British Islamic scholar, broadcaster, and author. With a rich Islamic education, she studied Arabic in Egypt and graduated from both the Ebrahim College Seminary and AlSalam Institute with Shahadah Alimiyyah. She has authored the groundbreaking book 'Khadijah, Islam’s First Lady.' Currently pursuing postgraduate studies in English Law at King’s College London after completing her Master's degree in Islamic Law at SOAS, University of London, she is renowned for her contributions to Islamic discourse in the West.

Timestamps:

0:00-2:18 Discussing recent trip to America

14:17 Importance of the topic

16:26 Beginning of Presentation

20:26 Classical Islamic Opinions and Modern Fatwas

35:09 Majority opinion

43:18 Ibn ul-Qayyim’s recommendation

1:29:02 Findings from interviewing UK Muftis and Shari’ah Council Scholars

1:06:08 Some other interesting findings

1:41:39 The experiences of female converts in this situation (from surveying 39 female converts including 10 British women in this situation)

1:57:42 Recommendations for Scholars and Imams

2:04:06-end Some recommendations for female converts in this situation.