Islamic marriage advice and family advice

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Is there a place for us?

I know he has been considering me deeply as he has broached the subject of conversion. I know this must be serious step because we have never talked about either religion to each other. However, converting is not for me. All the same, every day I see something else I like in this man, and everyday my feelings growing stronger for him.

Married behind his parent’s back

Please help me to understand. I met my Algerian husband online over two years ago. We recently went to Tunisia, and married there, in a registry office under Islamic law

Advice on choosing a spouse, culture and tourism

Assalamualaikum. This is like 3/4 short questions in one post. please forgive me if its too much. People tend to say that you’ll marry whoever Allah wished you to marry (which i agree with, because things only happen with Allahs consent.) My first question is that is you’re marriage partner pre-determined..

Did we sin by marrying despite my in laws’ disapproval?

My husband and I were both born in the USA so we understand that Islamically this is permitted and culture does not matter. I know it is haram to cut off ties with family, but my in laws refuse to accept me as their daughter in law, and are upset with their son for going against them. Have we sinned? I know we are to obey parents, but in matters of deen, such as marriage, obedience to Allah comes first.

White British male atheist 42 wanting Muslim girl 22

I am a white British man aged 42, an athiest and working as a senior manager for local government. I am seperated from my wife and have two lovely children. Six months ago I took on a beautiful 22 year old Bangladeshi girl to train within my team, for me it was like love at first sight!

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…..

I fear my parents will disown me if I tell them I am unhappy being engaged to my Pakistani cousin and I want to marry a Libyan man

My parents got me engaged to a relative. I only accepted for my mothers sake as she wanted me to marry this man. When I came back to the US, I started work, I met a really nice man at work. He is Libyan and I am Pakistani but we are both Muslims.

New convert to Islam, Struggling with Cultural differences

I am a mid-thirties progressive American woman who never really found religion – until now. I am successful, never married, no children, have a great career and I would consider myself open-minded, strong and independent. At the oddest moment in my life I met a man whom I consider to be my soul mate. We met and had an intense, immediate attraction. Our relationship progressed quickly, he asked me to be his wife, I said yes. He is Tunisian and muslim.

Christian Guy wanting to marry a muslim woman

Hello, cheers everyone. I am a christian catholic inlove with a very nice muslim lady. We are so inlove that we did not care about our religion or the future ahead of us. We were full of hopes of being together. Recently, a guy tried to take her away from me. When my gf rejected him, he made all this bad stories about my girl and basically destroyed my girls reputation.

His mother likes me as a person but won’t accept me as a wife on the grounds of race

I’ve known my current boyfriend for more than a year now. We met while on vacation in New Zealand and were almost immediately attracted to each other. He is British born and bred, but of Pakistani origin. On the other hand, I’m half Indonesian and half Chinese, and have lived in Singapore and Australia.