Islamic marriage advice and family advice

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Should I continue praying for the man I love to marry me or should I move on?

I wanted to marry a man from a different background and school of thought to my own; due to his past and cultural differences my family rejected him. When my father eventually came round he decided to do istikarah and informed me that he was no longer willing to marry me because of my father and small differences we had in the past. I’m in a bit of a limbo because on one hand I should accept his decision and move on but on the other I love him so and can’t move on he’s such a beautiful person mashallah. I sometimes don’t know whether I am right or wrong? Should I accept Allah’s decree and move on and accept the past is over or should I pray for our marriage?

A Non Muslim girl dating a Bengali Muslim boy.

I have been dating my boyfriend for 4 years and recently he has rejoiced islam again which i am happy about. He is praying, fasting for ramadan, eating halal…

Parents not agreeing to marriage with a Bengali girl.

24 Tamil guy working in India in love with Bengali . My parents are not agreeing to this marriage due to distance in cities and language problems. Also, girl was in a relationship in the past with her boyfriend for 3 years before she met me.

Want to marry again, but parents are taking it badly

I am a 26 divorced woman. I was forced into a marriage at the age of 17 to a relative in Pakistan. It did not work for obvious reasons and I have now been divorced for 5 years. Around the time of my divorce I met a guy and we became friends. He is of Bengali origin, we are both Sunni. We have now been dating for several years and we both want to make the relationship halal by getting married..

Emotional and verbal abuse has left me depressed, exhausted, and thinking of committing suicide.

I was born in the US and married to an Algerian for 8 years.
I became Muslim about 7 years ago, but I have a lot of trouble learning Arabic and memorizing Quran. This has become a hurdle in my marriage because my husband feels that he shouldn’t have to remind me to read Quran and fast (which I do with GREAT difficulty because of anemia.) We are also having a big problem with my role as wife and mother….

I don’t get along with my husband’s shallow Iranian community

My husband is of Iranian origin, whereas I’m European. I have been married to him for the last 9 years, he’s my stepcousin. His mother liked me at the beginning, but when she realized that I’m not like an Iranian woman, she offended my looks…..

Meeting a man for marriage

I have a dilema. I’ve been chatting with a brother online and we would like to meet. He seems decent and the prospect of marriage is possible. The only thing is, I’m not sure what to do about the whole chaperone thing. My family is Christian, and I don’t know anyone from the mosque.

We’re in love, but her family won’t accept me because I’m not Indian?

My love and I met online, and we have been communicating for quite a while now. Her father and mother both refuse to even speak with me, verbally, or by email, or any other means. They told her it’s out of the question, and they are bringing a guy from the USA to her in August to meet up with and I’m so afraid they’ll force her to marry him.

Arrogant revert daughter in law

I am asian muslim mother with revert mixed race (black jamaican/white) daughter in law. She has two children one girl and one boy. She has been with my son for approx 9 years she claims. She has only been living with us for 12 months. I find her very arrogant. She does not help in the house much. It has taken her this long to understand to be clean and keep her bedroom clean and clean up after the children.