Thank you

Submitted by engagedtogoodmuslimman (United States), Feb 27, 2011 at 17:17

Friends who were worried about my relationship with a Muslim man referred me to this site and I am so grateful to finally read a perspective of someone who is Muslim and knows what a good Muslim man really is. My fiance prays 5 times a day, does not drink, he fasts during Ramadan, he pays Zakat even when he doesn't have a lot of money himself. He is close with and respectful to his mother and 3 older sisters, and we are always chaperoned when we are together and we have both agreed to wait until marriage before having sex. He is respectful, treats me like a queen, pays for everything when we are together, AND I am older than him and I will be moving to his country rather than him coming here because that is what we have agreed upon. Not all Muslim men are trying to marry Western women for duplicitous reasons, but follow Sister in Islam's advice and you will have a clearer understanding of what to look for in a Muslim husband.

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