I am in NO way a sexist.
I believe in allowing women certain rights within boundaries.
Just look at nature. It is natural for the male to guide, protect, and be over the female.
If my wife decided to no longer obey me and thus leave the religion.
It would be NO big deal. I could have a NEW wife(s) by next week if I wanted.
As there are many Muslim women looking for a good Muslim man who follows the religion and would provide/protect them.
You kind of make it sound like women are a dime a dozen and interchangable tho, like they have no value in and of themselves as an individual. Like Adamo said, don't you love your wife, you wouldn't be hurt should something happen to your marriage?
Does your wife work?
Yes, my wife works and is an M.D.
And yes, I love her very much.
But if she decided to leave the religion. Then I would divorce her.
Marriage in Islam isn't the sappy romantic version like in the West.
We marry because the Quran says that marriage is 50% of your religion.
In the West you see a girl and basically marry over your lust for her looks and body. Then later months/years you find that you have zero in common and divorce.
Sure we muslims want a nice looking woman to marry. But we place character over looks.
Islam provides clearly defined roles for the marriage partners. We also sign a marriage contract (pre-nuptual) in which either partner can list ANYTHING they expect out of the marriage. (# of kids, clothing allowance, her to work or not work, new car every other year, etc)
In Islam, since there is NO dating allowed. A young new couple will start out their marriage with no baggage and grow to love and respect each other.
Yes, there are always single women in the Mosque looking for a husband. Just let the Imam or some of the muslim women know that you are looking for a wife. And you will be married in no time.