How do Muslim converts get married?
In Islam a male interested to marry a female is allowed to see and talk to the female in the living room of girl's family house with no doors to close so they know that any one can come and join them and ask questions. In such situation no candidate with intention to marry a girl will ever say or do any thing objectionable. Normally parents of a girl already know about the candidate and approve his coming to house and talk to the girl. No unknown person will be allowed to come in and talk to the girl. This is just a formality and permission to get to know each other and talk to find views of each other bcoz Prophet Mohammad said a girl and boy must see and talk to each other before marriage, so if it was arranged by parents, at least those who will get married satisfy themselves that the selection of their Wali or family members on their behalf is acceptable to both of them. If the girl or the boy doesn't agree on the selection of their family then this marriage czn not happen and no one will be forced into such marriage. Such conversation can also be arranged in a resturent by friends where a girl and a boy are introduced by friends and then they talk to each other in a group situation to get to know each other and find out views of each other on different topics that concern our lives. It is not at all a dating as in the western sense the dating is known or understood.
Why are non-Muslim men marrying Muslim women and then converting to Islam?
I think that the information is most likely being viewed incorrectly. I happen to know many men who have converted to Islam and married Muslim women. In general they convert to Islam first and then choose a Muslim wife. One couple that I know met in an airport in London. He fell in love with her immediately but although she would speak to him she wouldnt marry him or get serious because he wasnt Muslim. He began looking into Islam because he was into her but chose Islam because he believed in it. The odd thing is that he actually brought HER into into the practice of her faith and not the other way around? She was pretty much only a cultural and holiday practicing person who identified as Muslim but didnt practice her faith. Now they are both practicing Muslims with a family. Islam prohibits Muslim women from marrying non muslim men so that definitely plays a role in some conversions but not the majority. I for instance am a convert to Islam who chose to marry a muslim man. I did not convert to Islam for him, I married him because he was Muslim. It is common for adult converts to marry soon after conversion because marriage and family are such a huge part of Islam. That may tend to cloud statistics like these.
Muslim convert, non-virgin; will this affect marriage prospects?
I am a Muslim convert, and to be quite honest, I am not a virgin. These sexual relations took place before I was a Muslim and have not and will not happen again obviously. I know that I am forgiven for my sins; however, I'm wondering how this will affect my chances of getting married. I'm 19 and will be thinking about marriage in the next few years, so do you think not being a virgin will make it harder to find a husband?
Why do Muslims rarely convert out from Islam?
If someone wants to marry a Muslim man or woman, they almost always have to convert to Islam, but never have Muslims converted away from Islam in a marriage. In inter-religious marriages, such as between Christians, Hindus or Buddhists, the two usually keep their own religions. Muslims also rarely leave Islam, or become secular, like other religions, such as Jews have tended towards. Is it something to do that Islam considers apostasy punishable by death a major reason, but don't most religions have some sort of "punishment" for leaving?
What do traditional Muslim men think of non Muslim western women?
Do you realize how hard it is to generalize anything about a population of over a billion Muslims in the world? Even if we restrict the question to Muslim men, that is still over 500 million people. Do you think you will find one opinion or attitude in so many people? That is more than the population of the USA.There are bound to be many different opinions and attitudes. I know Muslim men who have no problem socializing with non-Muslim Western Women. I know people who have married them. I even know two women who have married non-Muslim Western men, without the men converting. I also know men who would consider this completely unacceptable.This diversity is also found in the non-Muslim Western women. Are we talking about Caucasian Europeans and Americans? What about Catholic Mexicans? What about Jewish women? The opinion about a tatooed satan worshiper, an atheist, a catholic, and an African American would all be different.The opinions of those Muslim men who have never been exposed to foreigners, and have only ever lived in their home country, would be very different from those who have moved to the West, or travel extensively.Whatever opinion you can imagine, there will be some Muslim men who hold that opinion.As a Muslim man from Pakistan who has lived abroad many years, and traveled extensively, I have come to the opinion that whatever variations are found in Muslim women, can be found in Western women too. Bravery, politeness, pettiness, intelligence, strength, dishonesty, selfishness, and compassion are distributed equally in both Muslim and Western women.Certainly it is possible to draw some generalizations, and those may be true on average, but I feel this does more to undermine the greater truth that beneath some superficial differences, we are all essentially the same.
Ramadan: Should I marry a Muslim woman?
Im a Muslim guy from Saudi Arabia who doesnt find local women very attractive. i want a Western blonde girl. Please dont judge me. The problem is that most blondes are not Muslims... so should I go for it?