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In the Hindu religious scripture known as the Manu-smriti, we read:</div>
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Gautama (18-21).— A girl should be given in marriage before puberty.</div>
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Vashistha (17.70).— Out of fear of the appearance of the menses, let the father marry his daughter while she still runs about naked. For if she stays in the home after the age of puberty, sin falls on the father.</div>
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Bodhayana (4.1.11).— Let him give his daughter, while she still goes about naked, to a man who has not broken the vow of chastity and who possesses good qualities, or even to one destitute of good qualities ; let him not keep the maiden in his house after she has reached the age of puberty.</div>
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(Manu IX, 88;      <a href="http://www.payer.de/dharmashastra/dharmash083.htm" style="color: #0645ad; cursor: pointer; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.payer.de/dharmashastra/dharmash083.htm</a>)</div>
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The Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics says:</div>
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“[It was considered] sinful on the part of the [Hindu] father to allow his daughter to attain puberty without being married and the girl herself fell to the condition of a Sudra [i.e. low caste], marriage with whom involved degradation on the part of the husband…the Smrti of Manu fixes the age of husband and wife at 30 and 12 or 24 and 8 respectively; the later work of Brhaspati and the didactic portion of the Mahabharata give the wife’s age in these cases as 10 and 7 respectively, while yet later texts give 4 to 6 as the lower and 8 as the upper limit. There is abundant evidence that these dates were not merely theoretical.”</div>
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(Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, p.450,</div>
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Age of marriage in Hinduism

In the Hindu religious scripture known as the Manu-smriti, we read: Gautama (18-21).— A girl should be given in marriage before pube...

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRYCbyzMArhr3rkXx6W_DnuRsP2MP9sTRT9MCOPrn-X2NIITrfKJA" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRYCbyzMArhr3rkXx6W_DnuRsP2MP9sTRT9MCOPrn-X2NIITrfKJA" /></a>Question:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span>Why do the Muslim married women not put bindi or tika on the forehead and wear Mangalsutra, like Hindu married women?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span><span>Answer</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;"><b>Bindi or tika</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span>Bindi is derived from the sanskrit word bindu, which means a ‘dot’. It is usually a red dot made with vermilion powder and is worn by the Hindu women between their eyebrows on their forehead.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span>Bindi is considered a symbol of ‘Parvati’ and signifies female energy which is believed by Hindus to protect women and their husbands. It is traditionally a symbol of marriage and is worn by the Hindu married women. It is also called as tika.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span><b>Bindi has become a fashion</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span>Nowadays, wearing bindi has become a fashion and is even worn by unmarried girls and women. The shape of the bindi is no longer restricted to a dot and is available in various shapes, including oval, star, heart shaped, etc. It is even available in different bright colours like blue, green, yellow, orange, etc. The material of the bindi is no longer restricted to vermilion powder, but is made of coloured felt and other material. It is also available in a variety of designs in combination with coloured glass, glitter, etc.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span><b>Mangalsutra</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span>Mangalsutra means a thread of good-will. It is a necklace worn specially by Hindu married women as a symbol of their marriage. It consists of two strings of black beads with a pendant usually of gold. The black beads are believed to act as a protection against evil. It is believed to protect the women’s marriage and the life of her husband. In southern India, mangalsutra is called tali, which is a small gold ornament string on a cotton cord or a gold chain.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span>Hindu Married women are never supposed to remove their mangalsutra. It is only cut off when a Hindu lady becomes a widow.</span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;"><b>Allah Is the Protector</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;">"Say: Shall I take for my protector any other than Allah, the Maker of the heavens and the earth?"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;">[Al-Qur’an 6:14]</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span>Allah (swt), our Creator, is the best to protect human beings. We do not require any red dot or black thread to protect us from evil. It is mentioned in the Glorius Qur’an in Surah Anam Chapter 6 verse 14  </span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;">Surah Ali Imran Chapter 3 Verse 150 and Surah Alhajj Chapter 22 Verse 78 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;">It is mentioned in several places in the Glorius Qur’an including </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;">"Allah is your Protector, and He is the best of helpers."</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;">Wearing a bindi or mangalsutra signifies a lack of faith in Almighty God, our Creator, who is the best to protect. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span><b>Against the Islamic Dress Code</b></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;">In Islam, Both Married and Unmarried women should not be Teased</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;">Wearing a bindi or mangalsutra is a sign of Hindu women. The Islamic dress code does not permit a Muslim to wear any sign, symbol or mark which is specially significant of a non-Muslim.</span><a href="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRYCbyzMArhr3rkXx6W_DnuRsP2MP9sTRT9MCOPrn-X2NIITrfKJA" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;">Once, a Hindu friend of mine, while mentioning the benefits of mangalsutra said that it easily identifies a married women, and thus prevents them from being teased and molested. According to Islam, each and every woman, whether married or unmarried, Muslim or Non-Muslim, should neither be teased nor molested.</span></a></div>

BINDI AND MANGALSUTRA

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