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I’m in love with a girl but my parents don’t allow me to marry her

My parents are quite strict which is causing a lot of problem for us. Part of their the reason for their strict behaviour is my sister who is not married yet. She wanted to marry a person but my parents didn’t approve him but she faught for her choice and now they have agreed when she is 27. My parents scolded me, my mother slapped me, ….

How to approach a Muslim to see if he the right man for marriage?

I am a born muslim woman (aged 25), from a predominantly muslim country. I wear headscarf, fast during the Ramadan and some other times, and pray five times a day, also read Quran regularly. My family is also religious. I came across the facebook profile of someone (let’s call him M.). We have some common friends. Then, I reviewed his profile as it was open to public and I was kind of impressed by it. He is a revert muslim, studying and working. Now, I want to know him better and to see if he is the person I would like to marry (and the same for him).

Father abusive behaviour toward family and difficulty in finding a decent proposal for sister.

My mother is not given her right to say anything in major issues of family and part of the reason of my sister not getting married is the interference from my aunts (father’s sisters). The reason is that my aunt wants to give her daughter to my brother. She probably views my sister as a thorn in her daughter’s side.

How to Decide if I Should Marry or Not

I am a British born and live in the UK , my cousin is a Pakistani born and lives in Pakistan. I have visited Pakistan four times, when I was little, 11,12 and 14.

During my last trip, I spend some very good quality time with my cousins especially one that is two years older than me…

My family rejected her but I think of her every moment

I want to marry a girl. I sent my sis and my mother to her family for this purpose but due to some reasons my family didn´t accept her.My family is status conscious but I am not. I requested them to leave it to “Istikhara”…

We are different castes, how can I approach her family?

Salaam,

I am in need of some help please. Me and my girlfriend are both 19 and we love each other. I know this is harram so we have talked about getting married and decided that I would talk to both mine and her family. The problem we have is that we are different caste…

Thinking of marrying a Catholic Woman

I am interested in marrying a Catholic female, but she is not ready to accept Islam and she is not ready to stop drinking or eating pork.

Afraid of losing our son and brother to the Christian way of being

My youngest brother, now 26 years old, has had a difficult time keeping his faith in Western society. He has faced many battles and temptations, and with Allah’s (SWAT) help he has successfully overcame some of his greatest troubles. He has been dating a young lady for five years.

I’m a Sunni and I want to marry a Shia girl

I am a 22 years old Sunni Muslim and she is a 20 years old Shia girl and we both are doing bachelors together. I am in love with her and within a year, we created a very strong bond of love within ourselves (nothing physical).

Son unable to approach Mother about Marriage with Non-Muslim Friend

I am a Pakistani Muslim who is living in the United States. I met a Christian girl from Colombia whom I’ve become friends with (we are not dating) In the last year, we have become very close and my mother has no problem with us being friends, because I have explained to my friend about my religion and its restrictions.