The daughter is going to convert to Islam for the sake of marriage. What should a mother do?translated

Reader question:

Hello! Help me what to do right. My 18-year-old daughter fell in love with a Muslim, and he fell in love with her too. All her life I tried to instill in her the Orthodox faith, prayers, and going to church. She is a believer, but, as it turned out, this is not enough, because she agreed with his condition: in order to get married, even in the future, she must convert to Islam. She cried, but agreed. How can I prevent this terrible act that is tantamount to death? I only trust in our Lord, being a great sinner myself, so as not to let her perish. Help, what can I do?

Tatiana

Priest's answer:

Archpriest Mikhail SAMOKHIN

Press Secretary of the Pyatigorsk and Circassian diocese;  Head of Information and Publishing Department; head of the missionary department of the Pyatigorsk and Circassian diocese.

Hello, Tatyana! While serving in the Caucasus, with the blessing of our Master, I completed a master's degree in Islamic theology. Therefore, I can judge the current situation not only as an Orthodox priest.

It is a pity that on the threshold of creating a new family, your daughter’s young man begins the family story with lies and deception of a loved one. According to Islam, for a Christian woman to marry...