Question: Islam is also a factor in Kufw, please explain what this means.
Answer: Whilst explaining Kufw in Islam, Ṣadr-ush-Sharī’aĥ, Badr-uṭ-Ṭarīqaĥ, ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muftī Muhammad Amjad ‘Alī A’ẓamī عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی wrote in Baĥār-e-Sharī’at: One who has embraced Islam, i.e. their father and grandfather were not Muslims, cannot be Kufw for the one whose father is Muslim. One whose father is Muslim but grandfather is not Muslim, cannot be Kufw for the one whose father and grandfather are both Muslim. If anyone’s two generations i.e. father and grandfather are Muslim, then he/she is Kufw for the one with more than two Muslim generations. However, the Islam of fathers and grandfathers is considered only in ‘non-Arabs’. As for Arabs, whether one has embraced Islam or his father and grandfather were also Muslims, all are equal.
(Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, part 7, pp. 54)
Question: If a non-Muslim man and Muslim woman are in love with each other and then the man accepts Islam and they both marry in court, is this marriage valid?
Answer: Reverting to Islam is wonderful! However, Kufw is essential for marriage here. Therefore, in this case if she marries a new Muslim without her guardian’s permission then their marriage is invalid. This verdict applies if the woman is not a new-Muslim and she is from a Muslim family.
Question: What is meant by Kufw in occupation?