Ethnic origin:  My parents were originally from Pakistan, but I was born and raised in the U.S.  I prefer the Islamic culture and modest Islamic clothing. 

Current residence:  Austin, Texas, U.S.A.  I am willing to relocate for the right person but it depends on the location.  I don’t want to live in a third world country.

Being a good wife and having a successful, happy, and tranquil marriage is very important to me. For this reason, I like to read books such as “Dwell in Tranquility - An Islamic Roadmap to the Vibrant Marriage” and “Blissful Marriage: A Practical Islamic Guide.”  

I like to cook healthy organic food that also tastes good.  I like to cook mostly Pakistani food, but I like to try foods from other cultures as well.  

I care deeply about practicing Islam to the best of my ability.  Islam is a very important priority in my life.  Alhumdu lillah I observe the basic pillars of Islam and try to do more whenever I can.  I have yet to perform Hajj. I wear hijaab and jilbaab when going outside.  I am not perfect, but I am always striving to improve my worship of Allah swt and to become a better Muslim.  

Some goals that are important to me include:  1. marrying a righteous Muslim brother who has good religious qualities and good character 2. learning Qur'anic Arabic and the deeper linguistic meanings of the words in the Qur'an so that the Qur'an truly and deeply affects my heart  3. learning tajweed  4. learning the meanings of the things that are said during and after the salah to increase my khushoo in salah  5. learning the deeper linguistic meanings of Allah's Names and Attributes to increase my love and fear of Allah swt  6. memorizing Qur’an and trying to act upon its teachings  7. creating a website or facebook page to invite people to Islam 8. writing beneficial Islamic books that will be a sadaqah jaariyah for me

I have been working as a teacher at an Islamic school for the past 3 years.  I am currently working on writing some beneficial Islamic books.  I prefer to be a housewife and take good care of my husband and children.  If it is necessary, I am willing to work from home or in an Islamic environment.  

In my free time I enjoy learning Islamic knowledge.  I also enjoy nature walks and visiting fun, interesting, and beautiful places.  I enjoy spending time with my family and friends.  I enjoy trying to learn spoken Arabic because I think that it is the most beautiful language in the world.

I try to find friends who are religious, caring, kind, sincere, and who have good character and righteous behavior because they help me to become a better Muslim.   My friends would describe me as caring, kind, soft-spoken, thoughtful, sincere, and helpful.  I try to be kind to people who are not kind to me.  I don’t like conflict and argumentation.  Instead, I prefer having respectful discussions, listening to both sides calmly and patiently, and then trying to negotiate a compromise that suits both parties.

The reason why I did not marry when I was younger is because there were not any halal resources or institutions to facilitate marriage among practicing Muslims in the U.S., Canada, or the Middle East that I was aware of when I was younger.  I have tried several ways to find a compatible husband, but I was not able to find someone who was as practicing as I would like.  Unfortunately I don't have access to circles of more practicing Muslims.  

My expectations of marriage are:   to take good care of each other, to be thoughtful of each other’s feelings/likes/dislikes, to discuss any problems that may arise in a calm, patient, and gentle manner and try to find solutions that are agreeable to both parties, to encourage each other to do good deeds like praying tahajjud/performing nawaafil fasts/helping the poor and orphans/giving dawah etc, to help each other to strive for Jannah, to try to fulfill each other’s rights, and to do things that will make the other happy. 