Before You Tie the Knot

Author: Salma Elkadi Abugideiri
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781493637058
Category : Husband and wife (Islamic law)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Marriage is a natural developmental stage for most adults but the process of getting married and achieving a successful, long-lasting marriage can be fraught with challenges for Muslims in North America. The authors present a unique approach that reflects 40 years of combined experience in counseling couples. Mohamed Hag Magid is a prominent imam at one of the largest mosques in the US, and Salma Elkadi Abugideiri is a licensed mental health professional. The two provide an Islamic framework for the entire marriage process and present marriage as a partnership while underscoring the ingredients for successfully finding a spouse, as well as for establishing and maintaining a healthy marriage.This book is invaluable for anyone seeking marriage, as well as for parents who are involved in their children's marriage process. Those getting re-married after a divorce or death of a spouse will also find this book extremely useful. The authors raise thought-provoking questions to help readers increase self-awareness, clarify what is desired in a spouse and in a marriage, and help them get to know a potential spouse. Topics addressed in detail include finding a spouse, the role of family and in-laws, the marriage contract and wedding, intimacy, spirituality and finances. Special issues addressed include mental health, domestic violence and threats to a marriage. This marriage guide is surprisingly comprehensive and practical. It provides a tool kit with concrete skills that can be used throughout a marriage to ensure a healthy relationship that is grounded in the Islamic values of love and mercy-qualities that are necessary to achieve the ultimate purpose of marriage: mutual tranquility. This book promises to be a valuable resource that couples will turn to for many years both as a refresher and as a reference.

Tying the Knot

Author: Rob Green
Publisher: New Growth Press
ISBN: 1942572603
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 141

Book Description
Tying the Knot by Rob Green offers soon-to-be-married couples a practical vision of Christ-centered marriage that is realistic, hopeful, and actionable. With homework to help any counselor or couple put crucial lessons into practice, Tying the Knot is a highly relevant premarital counseling book. This eight-session study guides couples through issues like conflict, expectations, communication, finances, and intimacy, showing how each can be successfully resolved with Christ at the center of the marriage. Knowing the stresses and needs of a couple in their season of engagement, Green has helpfully designed the study to require a manageable (and healthy) 60 minutes of at-home work per session, with questions and exercises to build communication and intimacy at the end of each chapter. Tying the Knot also includes an appendix for mentors, making it easy for a married couple, lay leader, or counselor to lead an engaged couple through the book. Field-tested and recommended by multiple counselors in a thriving counseling practice, Tying the Knot has already guided many couples into a stronger and more joyful union. Let this eight-week premarital study reorient your life and marriage around Christ, so you both will experience all the blessings of marriage as God designed it.

Before the Wedding

Author: Munira Lekovic Ezzeldine
Publisher: Izza Pub.
ISBN: 9780974295046
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 118

Book Description
In this third edition, you will find questions geared toward fostering thought provoking and challenging conversations between you and your potential spouse. You will understand the process of preparing for marriage by exploring your personal beliefs and values as well as the qualities you seek in a spouse. You will also explore your views on profession, education, Islam, culture, fiances, children, etc. to gain a deeper understanding of one another and to determine your compatibility. Before the Wedding will pave the way for you to sharpen your communication skills and gain valuable insights that will boost your confidence in making the best decision for marriage.

101 Questions to Ask Before You Get Engaged

Author: H. Norman Wright
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736931031
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
The Perfect Remedy for Cold Feet! More than half of all couples who become engaged this year will never make it to the altar. Why? Leading experts believe it's because couples fail to really get to know their potential mate before getting engaged. Relationship expert and noted couples counselor Norm Wright steers potential brides and grooms through a series of soul-searching questions to discern if they've really met "the One." Couples will be much more confident about whether or not to pursue marriage after completing these in-depth and personal questions. Norm also addresses the delicate subject of calling off the wedding if readers discover that a potential mate isn't actually meant to be a life partner.

The Knot Book

Author: Colin Conrad Adams
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN: 0821836781
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 330

Book Description
Knots are familiar objects. Yet the mathematical theory of knots quickly leads to deep results in topology and geometry. This work offers an introduction to this theory, starting with our understanding of knots. It presents the applications of knot theory to modern chemistry, biology and physics.

12 Questions to Ask Before You Marry

Author: Clayton King
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736941959
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 211

Book Description
Today, marriages have a 50 percent chance of lasting. Longing to improve those odds, pastor Clayton King, author of the popular Dying to Live, and his wife, Sharie, reveal a revolutionary biblical perspective—at the heart of a godly union is a heart of service. Love is more about understanding one’s spouse than being understood. Offering wisdom from God’s Word and beneficial advice from their decade of marriage, the Kings present 12 relationship-building questions for couples to ask before they wed. They guide and encourage couples to discuss their: religious backgrounds past relationships desires for family and future financial habits and goals vocational aspirations These questions reveal expectations and concerns and help each person understand the needs and hopes of their loved one. A great resource for churches, counselors, dating couples, and young men and women who dream of a forever marriage.

Before You Tie the Sacred Knot

Author: Angela B. Chester
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1304303349
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 78

Book Description
Before You Tie The Sacred Knot (workbook) is for Christian couples serious about beginning their marriage on a solid foundation. This premarital counseling workbook isn't just filled with compatibility test questions, but questions about real world issues. Christian point of view exercises included for both bride & groom. Before You Tie The Sacred Knot the 2nd book in the series on premarital counseling, provides a do-it-yourself, counselor-guided alternative to office counseling. Before You Tie The Sacred Knot provides framework by reinforcing your relationship foundation. Its' interactive format with space for journaling makes it a great reminder for you and your fiancee - to remind you of what you worked on in planning for your marriage.

The Weight of Our Sky

Author: Hanna Alkaf
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534426094
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
Amidst the Chinese-Malay conflict in Kuala Lumpur in 1969, sixteen-year-old Melati must overcome prejudice, violence, and her own OCD to find her way back to her mother.

Divorce Busting

Author: Michele Weiner Davis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671797255
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
A step-by-step approach to making your marriage loving again.

Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

Author: Gary Chapman
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 1575679221
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 173

Book Description
OVER 500,000 COPIES SOLD! “Most people spend far more time in preparation for their vocation than they do in preparation for marriage.” With more than 45 years of experience counseling couples, Gary has found that most marriages suffer due to a lack of preparation and a failure to learn to work together as intimate teammates. So he put together this practical little book, packed with wisdom and tips that will help many develop the loving, supportive, and mutually beneficial marriage they envision, such as: What the adequate foundation for a successful marriage truly is What to expect about the roles and influence of extended family How to solve disagreements without arguing How to talk through issues like money, sex, chores, and more Why couples must learn how to apologize and forgive Ideal for newly married couples and those considering marriage, the material lends itself to heart-felt, revealing, and critical conversations for relational success. Read this bookand you’ll be prepared for—not surprised by—the challenges of marriage. - Bonus features include: Book suggestions and an interactive websites to enhance the couples’ experience “Talking it Over” questions and suggestions to jumpstart conversations over each chapter Appendix on healthy dating relationships and an accompanying learning exercise