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I am in love with a Muslim man...need answers.?

I met a man on a writer's forum over 4 years ago and we started talking. We developed feelings for each other and he asked me to marry him, to which I agreed.

He told me that we are now married according to his religion. He offered to send me marriage papers, which I did not want him to do as it may mess up my ability to some day bring him here (US) on a fiance' visa. (The income guidelines are lower for a fiance' visa than for a marriage visa)

I'm still trying to find a way to meet the income guidelines since I have no one to sponsor him.

He has two other wives, one that he lives with and one and one he only supports financially and he will have to divorce them before coming to the US for legal marriage here.

I am not Muslim but I want to be a good wife to him. I know a few things like he can not eat pork, and that he can not pray while wearing gold or silk.

I want to know if there are any other important things you can tell me that I will need to know, or any thoughts or advice you may have.

*Please no one come and say that he is a terrorist, because he is not. Thanks.

Update:

@ Worshiping the Earth ... he will be getting divorced when he leaves India

Update 2:

@Bottom who still doesn't complain ... No, he is not and has not ever been in love with them.

Update 3:

@ Ummer Farooq ... Actually, he would rather not come here, but would rather I go and live there, so it's not about a green card.

Thanks for the resources though.

Update 4:

Oh...and I actually don't believe in God as a being but more of a "source" which is kinda monotheist

Update 5:

@ Tommiecat ... I actually don't have a problem with going over there, except that I currently have two children and they can't be taken over there to live.

I probably should have mentioned that I'm 39 and he is 52

Update 6:

@Ummer Farooq ...

It wasn't me that thumbed you down, I thumbed you up.

Update 7:

And his first wife is a Christian.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    GO for it if u really truelly love him than get married and dont listen to anything but your heart

    some things you should no is that muslims cant hav wine eather i think thats it im not really sure

    p.s- good luck lol i hope u hav a happy marrige (not being sarcastic) :) :) AND always listen to your heart

  • 1 decade ago

    From a purely immigration standpoint, you have a few issues.

    1 - have you met him in person? If not, no way, no how are you going to get a fiance visa.

    2 - in order to apply for a fiance visa, you both have to be free to marry where ever you plan to get married. Since you're applying for a fiance visa, you'll get married here. He isn't free to marry in the US. No dice.

    3 - the paperwork he will have to sign at various stages during the process will require him to swear that he will not practice polygamy. Since he's already polygamous, you'd be helping him lie to and defraud the federal government. Not good.

    4 - even if you're willing to go and live over there, that doesn't mean he's not after a green card. Having gone through the fiance visa process for my husband (all the way from the initial visa to citizenship, over 5 years), I've made lots of friends traveling the same path, and unfortunately, seen many of them used for GCs by men who are like, oh yeah sure, come over and live with me. They say that because they know you won't, so there's no risk. Not saying this man (who BTW, as a good muslim man shouldn't be chatting with a woman who isn't his wife) has nefarious motives, but you being willing to move over there isn't proof that he isn't after a green card.

    And from a religious standpoint, you need to know a lot more about islam than just the basics you've mentioned. If you have a muslim community in your area, get to know some sisters, especially those of the same cultural background as this man. That may be able to give you some insight into him and his character. His own personal religious obligations are his own to deal with. Concern yourself with what he expects of you as a wife, and how he wants you to run your home. That will probably be the biggest potential problem.

    If he did truly care about his religion, he wouldn't be asking to marry (pretending to marry) you in the first place. He's only allowed to marry monotheistic women of the book, ie christians and jews. If he is willing to ignore such an important requirement of his faith, then how can you trust his character?

    Source(s): 5 years experience with USCIS marriage based visa program, from fiance visa to citizenship, muslim and wife to an immigrant muslim.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    edit: the stuff looks good: http://www.lebaas.co.uk/

    edit2: awww you thumbed down my answer :(

    EDIT 3: GO LIVE.. ah hem. Go live there and don't let him divorce his wives. (where he's got the money to have 2 wives, I don't know). That's not right on them. In fact you may enjoy being part of the family with them... though... they may not like you... well you're not a muslimette... so you wouldn't be a sister for them...

    EDIT 4: INDIA?!? Not the best choice of husbands as far as I understand when it comes to raising the children. Unless they were very religious

    .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1W4wv4K8rM

    http://www.islamfrominside.com/Pages/Articles/Marr...

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    No... lol

    You can't get married over the net.

    US papers? Bring him there? You've got plenty of muslims in the US, what do you need a player from outside the US?

    Trust me... those types of "muslims" might not actually be muslims.

    Let me go get you some references.

    Ah... you're in love... if I were you I'd note this verse of the quran:

    Quran 2:235

    And there is no sin upon you if you openly propose marriage to these women, or you keep it between yourselves. God knows that you will be thinking of them, but do not meet them secretly, unless you have something righteous to say. And do not consummate the marriage until the required interim is reached in the Scripture. And know that God knows what is in your souls, so be aware of Him, and know that God is Forgiving, Compassionate.

    http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp?chapter=2&v...

    You poor gal.

    Two other wives??? And he's going to leave them for you?

    Come on...!!! That's an obvious green card lover! Ah wait 4 years... come on still... divorce two wives?

    Man I haven't even got one!

    He would divorce two muslimahs for a non-muslim???

    Quran 2:221

    And do not marry the polytheist until they believe, and certainly a believing maid is better than an polytheist woman, even though she should please you; and do not give (believing women) in marriage to idolaters until they believe, and certainly a believing servant is better than an polytheist, even though he should please you; these invite to the fire, and Allah invites to the garden and to forgiveness by His will, and makes clear His communications to men, that they may be mindful.

    If you're not a muslim, nor a monotheist. He cannot marry you according to his own religion.

    Quran 4:34 states that he has to financially be responsible not you

    http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AV-t_z4hXTE3ZGNq...

    Listen... how about you learn about islam, find out how you can convert people to islam, and then you'll get yourself a local man who you would love to fall in constantly.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/AllyOfAllah

  • ballow
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    My answer is from an Islamic View element: As in step with Islam God's love for the human beings isn't unconditional. it quite is conditional, because of the fact if ‘love’ isn't an option, then it quite is not actual love. enable me provide an occasion. in case you are the citizen of usa, you may avail all the privileges of the government given which you're a citizen who abides by potential of the regulation - no criminal offense, customary tax payer, etc., etc. the government won't say that electorate can get all the privileges, whether or no longer they obey or disobey the regulation. in case you harm the regulation, the government will actually punish you. it quite is optimal to any united states interior the international. all of us in this international settle for that this good judgment. whilst we are saying God will punish, in case you harm his regulation, then few human beings initiate arguing with their so called 'good judgment'. Why do no longer they use a similar good judgment for the government of the country?? How can "evil" be equivalent to "solid"? How can Allah love the incorrect doers and solid human beings the two? it quite is injustice. whilst a peson commits a criminal offense or rapes a woman. If Allah does no longer punish the rapist, it shows that He does no longer Love the female. related to your question of hating disbelievers, u.s. comprehend the definition of disbeliever. Disbeliever isn't who's a non-muslim yet one conceals the fact after being pronounced. one that rejects the fact after understanding it. The arabic be conscious is "kafir" it quite is often misunderstood by potential of the non-muslims and critics misquote for maligning a twin of Islam. related to asserting astagfirullah each and each time u dedicate a sin isn't Islam. Allah does no longer see what proportion cases u repents however the time-honored of the repentance. u.s. repent with the sincerity that u won't dedicate that mistake returned on your life. listening to song, being with oppsite intercourse on my own isn't allowed in Islam. in case you do no longer % to shun those issues, u can not grow to be a real muslim. U won't help any actual hadith additionally. would Allah handbook you to the perfect direction.

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  • 1 decade ago

    If you marry him I wonder if your ok with going over there. The problem will come when you have children by him. Having daughters will be no big deal. But if you have him a son he will want to take his son over there for teaching and you will have to go too. Then you will lose all the freedoms you are used to over here.

  • 1 decade ago

    Be prepared for him to drop kick you in divorce as he is the two wives he has now, when some better opportunity comes along.

  • 1 decade ago

    What kind of person would want to be married to a man with multiple wives?

    EDIT:

    Oh, never mind then.

    Source(s): Neopagan
  • 1 decade ago

    Is there no other man out there where you can be the only wife of?

  • adfasd
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    You met someone online, and then married someone online? Enjoy your 80 year old pedophile!

  • 1 decade ago

    Just send all your money to him.

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