Muslim dating in Houston

The Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH) runs many centres across the metro area, alongside independent mosques and community organisations. Houston's sprawling geography means that Muslim singles often live far from one another, making organic connections difficult despite the community's size.

Houston has many mosques and Islamic centres. Among the best known:

• Islamic Society of Greater Houston — Main Center

  3110 Eastside Street — ISGH was founded in 1969.

• Islamic Da'wah Center

  201 Travis Street, Downtown — in a historic former bank building, open since 2002.

• Alnoor Masjid

  6443 Prestwood Drive — its building was acquired in 1992.

In Texas, a nikah becomes a licensed marriage with a marriage licence from the county clerk. The main steps:

1. 01

   Get a marriage licence

   Apply to the county clerk. There is a 72-hour waiting period (with some exceptions), and the licence expires after 90 days.

2. 02

   Hold the nikah with the licence

   An official of a religious organisation authorised by it, such as an imam, can officiate, then returns the licence within 30 days.

3. 03

   Prepare the nikah

   Consent of both spouses, the wali, two witnesses and the mahr: the imam leads the ceremony.

Texas also recognises informal marriage under strict conditions, but a nikah alone is not a licensed marriage: get the licence.

For a first meeting, choose a public place that is calm and busy enough, ideally with a chaperone. A few ideas in Houston:

• Hermann Park

  Museum District — 445 acres, given to the city by George Hermann in 1914.

• Discovery Green

  Downtown — a 12-acre park opened in 2008.

• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

  Museum District — its first building opened in 1924.

• Buffalo Bayou Park

  West of Downtown — 160 acres along 2.3 miles of the bayou, opened in 2015.

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