Marriage Customs of the Ruling Family

[Turkish Delight]

Originally Posted by dubai-girl

NO she is just engagged

no the uae u r not allowed to get married before 18 (i think that is true)

she not getting married only after she finishes her studying

Of course she will marry after she finishes her studying but I meant engagement is also NOT good.They can be darling if Dubai culture accept this.Engagement is really different thing.

Now I have questions.
1-Why aren't they prefer to being darling?
2-Doesn't the culture accept this?
3-Is Nasser married?
4-Does Sheikha love him?
5-What did the family of Nasser say about engagement?
6-Didn't Sheikha think that 'Engagement is different,why aren't we being just as a darling '?
7-How old is Nasser?
8-Did Sheikha want to marry?
9-If Sheikha doesn't want to marry in future what will be?

If she is ready for engagement she had to think everything.But I think she is little and didn't think anything.

[zabeel123]

isnt shk nasser from bahrain? maybe i have him confused w someone else. i would think shk mo would want his daughter to marry from UAE.

[Turkish Delight]

Originally Posted by dana8585

isnt shk nasser from bahrain? maybe i have him confused w someone else. i would think shk mo would want his daughter to marry from UAE.

Sheikh Nasser is from Bahrain.If Sheikh is from the one of gulf countries,Mo can accept.But only gulf countries.

Please,can anyone answer my questions?dubai-girl where are you?

[dubai-girl]

1-Why aren't they prefer to being darling? cause its not accepted in our culture
2-Doesn't the culture accept this? it answered it on the top
3-Is Nasser married? no
4-Does Sheikha love him? yes I think
5-What did the family of Nasser say about engagement? they said no first cause they were both small then he said he wont study aboard only if he is goin to get engagged to her
6-Didn't Sheikha think that 'Engagement is different,why aren't we being just as a darling '? cause its not right in the UAE and even if they r engagged they cant see each other alot
7-How old is Nasser? early 20s
8-Did Sheikha want to marry?she it was okay but not only after she finishs studying
9-If Sheikha doesn't want to marry in future what will be? no she wont say that cause she will grow with the idea that she is going marry nasser

[maryamii]

turkish delight..
tradition in the gulf is in our blood+ sheikha accepted nasser..her parents did not forced her..
in Islam the gurl cannot just be a darling without getting engaged or married..
I think sheikha derserves nasser and whats the problem if they get engaged now or later..its the same..
so from our side..mabrook to sheikha n nasser and inshallah soon they get married:)

[dubai-girl]

Originally Posted by dana8585

isnt shk nasser from bahrain? maybe i have him confused w someone else. i would think shk mo would want his daughter to marry from UAE.

yes shk nasser is from bahrain

and no shk mohammed has no reason to not let his daughter marry from the UAE shka manals married shk mansoor and he is from the UAE

[maryamii]

In olden days many ladies used to marry at early age..
but here sheikha is only engaged...they both love each other..
Islam does not accept darling and bf n gf stuffs coz its not ryt

my best wishes to the future husband n wife:P

[lindsey alana]

hi this is my first post
i was just wondering if the maktoum men have to have more than 1 wife

[maryamii]

hello and welcome to the forum
No it is not necessary tht the Maktoum men have to have more than one wife...
Sheikh Rashid <<Mohammed's father>> married to onlii one..he did not hav multiple wives:)

[bettina]

Now Rashid is no longer candidate for CP, do you think he is free to marry outside the Maktoums or Nahyan family?

A girl from a decent Arab family I mean ofcourse ! Not just a common girl.

[Turkish Delight]

No bettina.He is not free.He has to marry a Sheikha from the Uae.Also Sheikha can be from another gulf countries.(Bahrain,Qatar etc...)

We can think 2 things.
1-Lots of times Sheikhs marry Sheikhas from the UAE.Emiratis people accept who is %100 EMIRATI as a first lady or another role.
See that they don't accept P.Haya.They love only and only Sheikha Hind.

2-Sheikha Sheikha bint Mohammed(Mo's daughter)is engaged to Sheikh Nasser of Bahrain.
I can see that Sheikha can be from another gulf country and she can maybe accept,because gulf people accept themselves.If they thought marry multiple, who is %100 Emirati people accept her.But I really do NOT think that Rashid will marry multiple and he will marry with felling in love like the others.

[Turkish Delight]

Now I have a question.
I really wonder what Sheikhas wear during the wedding?I mean are they wearing wedding dress?How is the dress?Wearing like European Princesses or another?What is the culture about wearing?

[maryamii]

well in the gulf, in our wedding's we wear gowns,dresses...
the sheikhas in the gulf too wear gowns n dresses..
we were open in weddings coz only ladies
but wen the groom comes they make an announcement and all cover up

[kingcat]

I could really imagine that Rashid (now that he's no longer in discussion for CP) marry somebody NOT from Emirati. As we know that he has long time relationships to non-emirati woman and he has a strong personality which makes it even more suggestable. (thats my opinion- no offfend)

[zabeel123]

my guess is that he isnt going to marry anyone anytime soon.......

[Mahoogie]

Originally Posted by dana8585

my guess is that he isnt going to marry anyone anytime soon.......

Sheikh Mohammed got married for the first time when he was 29 years old to his first cousin..So the Emir isnt in a hurry to marry off his elder sons Rashid and Hamdan--they are just 25 and 26 years old..Maybe Sheikh Mo wants his sons to be bachelor for a little while and focus on sports and politics first..Just my guess..but it depends also on his sons--if they want to settle down sooner..

[bettina]

Originally Posted by kingcat

I could really imagine that Rashid (now that he's no longer in discussion for CP) marry somebody NOT from Emirati. As we know that he has long time relationships to non-emirati woman and he has a strong personality which makes it even more suggestable. (thats my opinion- no offfend)

Do you think the Maktoum boys would be allowed to have longtime relationships with anyone outside of marriage. I mean, islam doesn't approve obviously but would Hind know and think it's fine/inevitable as long as it is discreet? Would such girl be invited for tea with the Maktoums? What kind of girls would this be ?

[suPeRgiRL!]

Do you think the Maktoum family can accept a new member if that person is not an Emirati? For example, if the nephews or nieces of Sheikh Mohammed wants to marry someone who is not an Emirati, but they convert to Islam, will that be accepted?

[Turkish Delight]

Originally Posted by bettina

Do you think the Maktoum boys would be allowed to have longtime relationships with anyone outside of marriage. I mean, islam doesn't approve obviously but would Hind know and think it's fine/inevitable as long as it is discreet? Would such girl be invited for tea with the Maktoums? What kind of girls would this be ?

They can do but,the girl or the boy must be DESCENT.

Of course, Islam approve all marriages.The important is being Moslem.If he/she is Moslem,it is ok.But if not,it is not ok.
Marriages from relative is NOT about Islam.It is about gulf culture.
Turkey(my country)is also Moslem,but nobody marry with relative.We marry with felling in love.
Gulf countries is also marry with felling in love but with relative.I don't know how they love but,they fell in love with their cousins.
This is not about Islam.

Hind is not secret.She is just not in public because of the culture.
In gulf ,men doesn't want to see their wifes in public.They say that women are like diamond.Diamond must be hide.I don't know why but they are happy with that.Women are always HOLY in Islam.
Girl can be invited for everything,not just a tea.
Girl must be descent.I meant reading university,knowing languages etc..

I hope I helped but I was very sorry when I read.

Friends lots of times,I reliaze that you think gulf culture is always like Islam.
This is Not true. Yes gulf culture is suit for Islam but some of them are not in Islam.
For example women are not in public in gulf.But for Islam it can be.

Please and please don't complicate.Lots of things because of the gulf culture.
You can not see in Turkey like that things.Yes Turkey is not Islamic country,Turkey is laic and liberal.But Islam is suit for everywhere and give women lots of rights.
I am very sorry when you complicate Gulf and Islam.If you think when you want to ask,I will be happy.Of course you are all respectful when you are asking but I am really sorry when I read some questions.

[zabeel123]

lets not forget that just bc we dont have pictures of sheikhas after they marry doesnt mean they dont go out in "public." granted they cant go to clubs or things like that but they do go out. they just arent photographed.