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− Prohibitions Concerning Marriage Allah has laid down prohibitions concerning marriage, and − other aspects of relations between men and women: 1. According to the Holy Qur’an, a Muslim is not permitted to − marry the following relatives: mother, father, sister, brother, aunts and uncles, nephews and nieces. However, Muslims are permitted to marry cousins. There are still other prohibited marriage relationships. For example, a man cannot marry his stepdaughter if he has cohabited with her biological mother. Nor can he have two sisters in marriage at the same time ( ). See Holy Qur an, 4:23-24 ’ − 2. Islam also makes clear to whom a Muslim is allowed to − marry as far as his/her religion is concerned. Marriage with an idolater is totally forbidden for both sexes ( See Holy Qur an, 2:222 ’ ). However, men are allowed to marry women − of the 'people of the Book' (i. e. , those who follow a Revealed Scripture), although it is not considered preferable. The Promised Messiah and Mahdi has limited the category as − of the 'people of the Book' to Jewish and Christian women. He has also prohibited Ahmadi women from marrying ± − non-Ahmadi men. The reasoning behind this is very sound. ± − A woman is not permitted to marry outside her faith because when she is in her husband's home environment, she and her children are exposed to non-Muslim and non-Ahmadi culture and practices. This makes it very ± − difficult for her to remain steadfast in her own faith and bring up her children as Muslims. A man, on the other hand can more easily influence his wife and bring her into the Islamic way of life. − 419