Marriage in Egypt: a Mass Wedding in Idku (0)
2/08/10 •
In Egypt and across the Middle East, many young people are being forced to put off marriage, the gateway to independence, sexual activity and societal respect. Marriage plays an important financial role for families and the community. Often the only savings families acquire over a lifetime is the money for their children to marry, and handing it over amounts to an intergenerational transfer of wealth.
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Zawaj.com Humor Files: 10 Good Reasons to Marry a Muslim (0)
from Zawaj.com Humor Files»
2/07/10 •
Muslim names are awesome! Don’t get me wrong. I think John, and Jackson, and Bob are all nice names…but when your kids’ names are Jahangir (conquerer of the world), Jalal-ud-Din (the majesty of religion), and Bahar Bano (blooming princess), you’ll be itching for them to fall off the swings so you can yell their names proudly across the playground. i.e. Zahratun Nisa (Women-Flower) ! Get down from those monkey bars this instant!
Marriage: Quest for Perfection or Search for Happiness? (0)
from Choosing a Spouse, Husband and Wife Relationship, Marriage Articles, True Love»
2/06/10 •
Thinking that the other will be perfect and hence will make me happy and content is an illusion. In reality no one can make you happy and content except yourself and when you accept the fact that you cannot expect others to be perfect because you are not perfect either. In fact this quest for romantic perfection is entirely self-defeating.
End of an Era, and a New Beginning (1)
from About, About Zawaj.com, About the Founder, Zawaj.com Blog»
2/05/10 •
Today marks the end of an era for Zawaj.com and the beginning of a new one. We say goodbye to our years-old program and simple HTML home page, and we introduce a new look, a new content management system, and a new matrimonial database. The new database is easy and fun to use, and you will find it brimming with intelligent, attractive, successful men and women ma-sha-Allah.
Payments to and from the Bride in Islamic Law and Tradition (0)
from Mahr, Marriage Articles»
1/19/10 •
It is very important that Muslims themselves realize that there is an enormous difference between dowry, bride-price and mahr. Many books and articles on the subject confusingly use the word dowry to mean mahr, but in fact the correct word for dowry is jahaz, and its function is totally different.
Two Aspects of Nikah in Islam: the Inner and the Outer (0)
from Marriage Articles, Weddings in Islam»
1/17/10 •
Marriage in Islam has an inner facet dealing with the “why” of marriage, and an outer, legal facet. The inner nature of marriage is the intention which the man and woman make internally within themselves as they recite the marriage contract. This intention must be firm and clear…
Marriage (Nikah) in Islam (0)
from Husband and Wife Relationship, Marriage Articles»
1/13/10 •
The Prophet (s.a.) was once asked, “What is more important than prayer?” He replied, “The spirit of prayer” He was asked what is more important than fasting – he replied, the spirit of fasting. For each question the answer was the same – because the spirit brings the action to life… So what is more important than marriage? It is the spirit of marriage…
Cambodian Muslim Wedding of the Cham People (0)
from Muslim Wedding Customs, Muslim Weddings»
1/12/10 •
SS Quah, author of a blog titled “Anything Goes”, reports that his wife was in Cambodia for a holiday, and came across a village of the Cham people, who are Cambodian Muslims. A wedding was taking place, and she captured some nice photos.
Muslim Men in the West Should Think Carefully Before Marrying Outside the Faith (0)
from Interfaith Marriages, Marriage Articles»
1/10/10 •
Children have the right to be brought up in an Islamic environment by good Muslim parents. So Muslim men in the West should think carefully before marrying outside the faith.
Chinese Muslim Wedding Traditions, Old and New (0)
from Muslim Wedding Customs, Muslim Weddings»
12/30/09 •
A Chinese Muslim wedding is very complex, but it avoids all superstitions such as the reading of the horoscopes of the betrothed persons. Some ask the Ahund to read the Arabic wedding rite on the wedding day or the day before. If one of the parties is not a Muslim, the Ahund admits that one into Islam one or two days before the wedding so both may be of the same faith.
Zawaj.com Humor Files: The Old Man, the Little Boy and the Donkey (0)
from Zawaj.com Humor Files»
12/28/09 •
An old man and his small grandson were on the way to market. The old man had a bad hip, so he rode their donkey while the little boy walked beside him. Presently they passed some women on their way home from the market…
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