Engaged to be Married !!
I am extremely happy to announce my engagement to be married to Arwa Abu Haikal. I had to organise a delegation of men to visit her father at his house last night. There we were met by all the men of the extended family. Refreshments were served, there were brief formalities and much conversation. When we recited al Fatiha together the engagement became official. My good friend Sheikh Abdul-Aziz came from Jerusalem and stayed for supper with the men of the immediate family afterwards. Arwa and I never actually got to see each other at all. I was extremely nervous but as it turned out there was no reason to be. The family is extremely welcoming and put a lot of effort into organising everything. We have yet to finalise our next plans. Chatwe chatwe. Step by step ! Ramadan starts tomorrow so nothing will move until after that.
