Paper Marriages
Paper marriages for permanent residency is not uncommon in North America and Europe. What are your views on it from Islam's perspective? Let us keep in mind the following that: - Many couples "bonded"...
View ArticleLeaving My Gay Best Friend
I have broken up with my boyfriend because my best friend is gay. My boyfriend wanted me to leave my best friend of seven years because he feared that our children would not be true Muslim...
View ArticleTested for HIV
Why is it considered such a taboo to ask a person if they have been tested for HIV and other STDs before you decide to marry them? People use Islam as an excuse but STD and HIV are very common amongst...
View ArticleChild Outside of Wedlock
I am posting this on behalf of a friend who has a child outside of wedlock. Here is her story: I moved to US when I was 15, while my parents were still in Dubai. I don't want you guys judging me, I was...
View ArticleMarried to the Quran
Last week I ran into a schoolmate I had not seen in the last 10 years and later during a phone conversation found out that she is now married to the Quran. She is a 25 years old who has been deprived a...
View ArticleAbusive Brothers
This is a problem that a friend of mine is going through. She has four older brothers and her father has passed away. Her brothers are very abusive towards her and she gets beaten up if she wants to...
View ArticleSex, women, Islam
My family brought me up under beliefs that made Islam sound like tyranny and the world I saw outside contradicted everything my parents labeled wrong. To add icing to the cake I inherited a strong...
View ArticleAm I Too Demanding?
I have been married for 6 months and I did not know my wife long before that. We met through mutual arrangement by our families and agreed to get married after talking to her for only 2 months. I just...
View ArticleTell the Truth?
I was married in an early age but since we failed to get along at all I got a divorce after 5 years. A year after the divorce I started thinking about finding someone special to spend my life with....
View ArticleBreak It Off?
Last year I met someone who shares the same interests as me and is highly compatible with me. Lately I have been thinking of proposing to her and calling my previous engagement off but I am not sure if...
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