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From: mohamed%umvlsi.ecs.umass.edu@oxy.edu (Asad Mohamed)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam
Subject: Relationships
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Date: 5 Dec 89 16:19:39 GMT
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Peace

I would like to get an islamic perspective on something that we do,
presumably everyday. Living in the U.S (atleast), muslims have to
interact with both men and women.

What is the Islamic thing to do when it comes to interacting with these
people from the opposite sex ?

If one were to keep sex out of the picture, can a muslim develop and
maintain a relationship with a person of the opposite sex ? If such a
friendship/relationship develops, is it of any relevance whether the
other person is a muslim or not ?

Obviously, Zina, would enter the picture if sex creeped in, but would it
apply to a non-sexual relationship too ?

I wonder if this article/host of posers is of relevance to more than
just myself. If it does, i hope it will get posted and draw from the
potentially vast number of knowledgeable muslims.If and when this
article draws responses, i would appreciate it if the references used
were classified as Quran or Hadith.

Thanks

Asad Mohamed