...female becomes pregnant? There are these two Muslims [male and female...obviously] that meet in secret every night; and had became very intimate with each other. The female (and her family) has immigrated from India, a Sunni, and the male is a birthright citizen of the United States, and is also a Sunni Muslim. Keep in mind that they are both between the ages of 24-30... I won't elaborate on whose age pertains to whom on this matter.
Although, she is destined to be chosen a husband (whom is not the male that I speak of) in the unknown future, through a customary arranged marriage; for awhile, they have been engaging in premarital sex, becoming quite intimate with each other for some time. She isn't in a position amongst her parents to argue about her forced marriage predicament, in which she accepts this as her ill-fated destiny whom her parents bestowed upon her. However, she shows indication that she is not in agreeing terms with her parents, but she has hastied the fact that she cannot do anything about it, as her past discussions with her parents, it has greatly became futile to deter an arranged marriage; therefore she stays silent on that issue when brought up.
While these two been seeing each other, become quite intimate, regardless to both knowingly are aware that their actions is considered haraam (a sin), what would happen if the female becomes pregnant? They both know what they have committed; it does come with the consequences of getting pregnant, because they had both willfully disregarded the issue of unprotected sex.
She thinks abortion is the only answer, her only passage of escaping the wrath of her parents' fury, whom she greatly fears - she thinks that as long she has an abortion in secret, she is in the clear. However, the male is very opposite on that idea and is totally against an abortion and has committed charge in responsibility, regardless of his financial instability...he complies that they both foolishly disregarded the consequences of unprotected sex, but willingly to accept the responsibility of supporting a pregnant woman (then with child). For the stupidity of both of their actions; an abortion is considered taking a life to him, an evil act, even as early as a fetus, which opined that "... such an option is out of the question, unfathomable for her to think such a horrid thought."
It has become such a severe issue between them two that if she does decide on an abortion, without his support, she'll take matters into her own hands. But he, on the otherhand, as threatened to take this matter directly to the Imam of their local Mosque, who happens to know her family well, and to seek his abiding support. He is well aware that if he were to take it upon his own intuition by confessing to the Imam, he would be revealing their actions out into the public.
With her being pregnant, what are the guidelines when dealing with this situation? Obviously the parents will be extremely upset; but what would happen on relating terms of them dealing with these two? Would the parents forfeit their former establishment of arranging her a husband and force (or persuade - whichever may be the case) these two into marriage?
This question is preferrably towards any Muslims, and whose has experience in the Indian culture of Muslim traditions.
Although, she is destined to be chosen a husband (whom is not the male that I speak of) in the unknown future, through a customary arranged marriage; for awhile, they have been engaging in premarital sex, becoming quite intimate with each other for some time. She isn't in a position amongst her parents to argue about her forced marriage predicament, in which she accepts this as her ill-fated destiny whom her parents bestowed upon her. However, she shows indication that she is not in agreeing terms with her parents, but she has hastied the fact that she cannot do anything about it, as her past discussions with her parents, it has greatly became futile to deter an arranged marriage; therefore she stays silent on that issue when brought up.
While these two been seeing each other, become quite intimate, regardless to both knowingly are aware that their actions is considered haraam (a sin), what would happen if the female becomes pregnant? They both know what they have committed; it does come with the consequences of getting pregnant, because they had both willfully disregarded the issue of unprotected sex.
She thinks abortion is the only answer, her only passage of escaping the wrath of her parents' fury, whom she greatly fears - she thinks that as long she has an abortion in secret, she is in the clear. However, the male is very opposite on that idea and is totally against an abortion and has committed charge in responsibility, regardless of his financial instability...he complies that they both foolishly disregarded the consequences of unprotected sex, but willingly to accept the responsibility of supporting a pregnant woman (then with child). For the stupidity of both of their actions; an abortion is considered taking a life to him, an evil act, even as early as a fetus, which opined that "... such an option is out of the question, unfathomable for her to think such a horrid thought."
It has become such a severe issue between them two that if she does decide on an abortion, without his support, she'll take matters into her own hands. But he, on the otherhand, as threatened to take this matter directly to the Imam of their local Mosque, who happens to know her family well, and to seek his abiding support. He is well aware that if he were to take it upon his own intuition by confessing to the Imam, he would be revealing their actions out into the public.
With her being pregnant, what are the guidelines when dealing with this situation? Obviously the parents will be extremely upset; but what would happen on relating terms of them dealing with these two? Would the parents forfeit their former establishment of arranging her a husband and force (or persuade - whichever may be the case) these two into marriage?
This question is preferrably towards any Muslims, and whose has experience in the Indian culture of Muslim traditions.