This Is What Muslim Matchmaking Is About

By Henry Stone


The Muslim community is among the fastest growing religion in the world. The Islamic culture and traditions and beliefs have existed since time in memorial. They are spread all over the world and even with time they still hold on and uphold the Islamic cultural norms and traditions. From the first generation to the later generation there is a bit of tension but they have been able to continue on with the same belief. One of the most important belief in Islam is Muslim matchmaking.

Identity for Muslims has really become an issue throughout the world due to terrorist activities ongoing around the world. Many of them are afraid to practice their religion in public especially in many Christian countries. What many do not understand is that Islam is much bigger than all these activities. And terror attack is not linked to Islam at all.

In the current changing world, there is a struggle between traditional cultural practices and pop culture but Islam has been able to survive. A Muslim has four core dimensions which they are to address. The four core dimensions are faith, education, transmission and understanding. That is why they have to be loyal and keep their traditional Islamic sources as reference.

In respect to Muslims social institutions such as family and marriage has been dominated by feminist critique. Which has led to apparent unequal role of women in the Muslim society. Though it keeps on changing and evolving due to the westernization culture. In the Islamic law and beliefs, the process of marriage involves finding a spouse for women.

Due to technology, most Muslim youngsters are distancing themselves from this practice making it not to be effective. The youth are disregarding a very important Islamic tradition which can only be understood when one focuses on what the Muslim identity is. A Muslim identity can only be viewed in terms of personal experience and association with different key elements.

One of the most important events in life is marriage and it means a lot which makes a Muslim is no exception. Observing this is important as it shows commitment to their faith. Preparation for marriage is guided by several guidelines. Codes of conduct in terms of interaction and etiquette come into play for men and women who are ready for marriage. Rules guiding those who are already married also exist and have to be observed. Flirting as well as contact between married women and men is prohibited.

All this is inspected by an appointed person that ensures the law is followed. This is because the woman is considered unrelated to the man until they get married. Dating is not allowed but due to technology most Muslim end up dating with prospect husbands online even before marriage. This has been one of the major challenges facing the religion.

Even though it has been tough upholding the rules pertaining to Muslim marriage something positive came out of this. These online platforms are now used to search for life partners as opposed to the traditional method where pictures of husbands would be brought to a woman to choose. Now they can interact with the men and know a bit about them before committing.




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