A Little Bit About Me
Salam.
I'd be lying if I made out that my reasons for marriage were all Islamic. Marriage is the sunnah of our beloved prophet (pbuh) and it's something I've always felt strongly about. I could probably google some relevant Ahadith and Qur'anic teachings related to marriage and paste them here but pasting is one thing and following it all is quite another. The truth is that I'm not /that/ religious and therefore can't say that my motivations are mainly Islamic. My reasons are companionship, to become a father and guide my children, to become a loving husband to my future wife (in accordance with the teachings of Islam), and remaining happy. That said, I do want to enter paradise and that affects my requirements for a wife in a big way. This is why I'm on here and not out there dating or hitting the club. Speaking of which, I don't go clubbing/drinking/smoking or take drugs; I never have and I don't intend to start.
Cars. Absolutely love them. If there's anything I have always been fascinated by, it's cars. I've liked trains too, but then my fascination in moving things just went off the rails, literally, as I became obsessed with aeroplanes. I also have a massive love for technology in general and knew from a young age that I wanted to become an engineer and make things. So I studied electronic engineering at university to keep my options open in case I wanted to work in any/some/all of those industries. I've played with cars as a toddler and still play with them today, but the difference is that I get paid a bit more for it now as I've managed to secure a job at a car company. I'm still a child at heart though and probably always will be. Vroom Vroom.
One of my many hobbies is to eat out with friends and family and try foods from all over the world, and it's something I do quite often. I cook. I make everything from burnt chicken and liquid pancakes to my favourite pasta where I use pretty much everything I can reach; looks digested but tastes amazing. I wouldn't say I'm /the/ best cook ever but I love experimenting and trying out new things. But on a serious note, I have cooked for people before and some have had no stomach issues whatsoever. Well at least one person for sure. Guess I've built my tolerance level.
Martial arts is a big passion of mine. Absolutely love kung fu and grew up watching badly dubbed Chinese martial arts movies. Wanting to become a master myself, I took up classes in karate, kung fu, tae kwon do, jeet kune do and silat. At school, my Islamic Studies teacher would punish the naughty students by making them do a series of gruelling workouts if they misbehaved. I learnt (and forgot) a lot in those lessons, but I really do appreciate them, mainly because they helped improve my martial arts.
I can be quite spontaneous, random, immature and lazy at times, but I can also be serious when I need to be. Actually that's quite misleading; I can be lazy /all/ the time but I have high-ish standards and aims and do what I need to get where I need to be. Naturally, I aim to do this with minimal work/effort/energy/time. I may have a PlayStation 3 with a lot of games, but I mainly use it to watch TV shows and I used to watch a lot of those and a lot of movies, being the world-class procrastinator that I am. As for football, I wouldn't say I hate it, but if I were ever made to choose between it and getting kicked, I'd probably pick football but not without considering getting kicked. This means that she can take it for granted that I'll always pick her over it, no matter what. So if the game is on and she wants to have a chat, I'll probably start a badly dubbed martial arts movie instead but definitely not anything that involves men running around and kicking balls of the inflated variety.
In my spare time, I like to study anything that I might have some interest in, such as Islam, theology, history, physics, biology, mathematics… As for travelling, I've only been to a handful of countries, which is not nearly enough. If Allah (swt) gives me the opportunity, I would love to travel with my future wife and experience different cultures, stories, sights, wonders and everything else London has to offer. And then if He wills, maybe the rest of the world...
Sometimes I'm clean shaven, sometimes I'm stubbly, but what I do not have is a proper fist length beard. I intend to grow one but only when I'm sure that it'll be for the right reasons i.e. for the pleasure of Allah (swt) /alone/.
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What I Am Looking For
I'm after someone who has strong moral values; basically someone who'd still be a good person even without religion. And then I'd want them to be somewhat religious on top or at least have an interest in religion with the intention of learning more and bettering themselves.
The way to man's heart is through his stomach, right? Probably. But if she has no skills in the kitchen, I'll be more than happy to share my *ahem* knowledge and experience with her. I'd love for us to cook together, especially in perfect co-ordination- imagine that! As cliché as it sounds, I'd want our roles to complement each other. But that doesn't mean that she'll have to do all the cooking, cleaning and child raising.
When two people get married, their families kinda get married too but despite this, I'm very open to different races and cultures. I value education and would need her to be educated to at least degree level; if for some reason she hasn't been to university but is capable of attaining a good degree, that would be fine too. But she would be the first teacher to our children and would have to value education herself so as to be able to guide them. Also, it would help us communicate with each other properly, which is essential. I think this section would look better with some bullet points so let's have some of those:
Absolute must-have:
• To be honest
Some nice-to-haves:
• I'd want her to be younger and smarter (not difficult as I'm not that bright myself :-) ) But I am attracted to talent and intelligence (I like deep convos :-) )
• If she was witty and cheery, that would be excellent.
• I'd also want a best friend in her, so we could do fun things together instead of just being on our best behaviour and treating our relationship like a contract.
Some nice-to-not-haves:
• I'd love it if she wasn't into bad boys, (wannabe) gangsters and people who text speak all the time.
Thank you for reading my profile, I hope it was worth that look, if not, soz boz. Feel free to show lots of interest :D or ignore this profile entirely, but whatever you decide, I wish you all the best in finding your Single Muslim. Wasalam.
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