Alaykum Salaam
Allah has condemned the christians in the Holy Quuran, Why???
Please give references.
And to add to your statement, Allah has also condemned MUSLIMS in the Quran...hasnt he?
As per your question on this issue whether non-muslim marriages are valid or not. As I mentioned before that the only religion which is accepted by Allah in this universe is none other than Islam because it makes sense while other religions are lost and confused. Well as you said that the christians recite their nikah almost the same like we do, actually I really dont know about that so I cant comment but I will say that because they are non-muslims, whatever they do is not acceptable by Allah then whichever way it may be.
The Quran is full of Bismillah Hir Rahman Nir Rahim....In the Name of Allah the MOST BENEFICIENT THE MOST MERCIFUL.
One of the Usool e Deen is that Allah is JUST (ADL)
Since all prophets (all 124,000) were TREU PROPHETS of Allah, including Prophet ISA (AS) and Prophet MUSA (AS), their followers are Ahl-e-Kitab.
There is an ayat in the Quran that mentions [my own understanding of the ayat] that followers of ISA (AS) will be judged by their book and followers of MUSA (AS) will be juded by their book for surely Allah is all JUST. [if someone can quote this particular ayat, I would appreciate it]
whatever they do is not acceptable by Allah then whichever way it may be
I think thats very harsh. I am convinced that their marriages are as valid as Muslim marriages. Islam is a logical way of life.
To make my point clear, let me pose a question: -
If i was born to a mother and father in the middle of Amazon forest, 1000 miles from the next human being, and ...then I survived on fruits and learned a little hunting...lived my life alone, or with a few others who were just as ignorant of themselves and the world around them as me. And I DIED there as well.
Would the MERCIFUL and JUST ALLAH condemn me to HELL because I never acknowledged him?
Or a more practical example, what about a person who is born and dies INSANE...how would Allah judge him?