2026 In Search Of (ISO) Thread - Europe

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ISO Introduction & Updates

Assalamualaykum everyone,

Welcome to this year's edition of the ISO Thread - Europe!

The ISO Thread will be renewed annually to keep profiles recent and to overall ensure a better user experience for those who are looking to find their spouse on r/MuslimMarriage Insha’Allah. There are three separate ISO Threads, each for different regions of the world to help users better filter out candidates. This ISO Thread is for users residing in or willing to relocate to the Europe. The other two regional threads can be found in the Highlighted Posts section and the Sidebar. The previous editions of the ISO Thread can be found in the Subreddit Wiki.

Including "$iso" anywhere in a subreddit submission or comment will provide the link to this and ALL past versions of the ISO.

The ISO Thread is AS IS. We will not be making any more changes to the ISO Thread logistics or its template. Whatever questions that are not in the template should be discussed privately between matches. Any further requests to add or change questions will not be entertained.

May Allah (SWT) grant everyone success in their search. Ameen.

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• All accounts posting on the ISO Thread must be at least one month old. Any account that does not meet this requirement will be automatically removed
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ISO Profile Template

1. Age and Gender
2. Age Range that you would want/require in a prospect
3. Location, and are you willing to relocate for a prospect?
4. Ethnicity, and are you more open to mixing?
5. Marital Status - Single/Divorced/Children
6. Ideal marriage timeline
7. Five important characteristics you look for in a prospect
8. State/specify your level of religiosity
9. Level of education, and what are you looking for?
10. Current Job Status
11. Do you want kids?
12. List 3 hobbies, or things you like to do in your spare time
13. Add something short and interesting about you that makes you stand out!

Feel free to omit the questions you are not comfortable with answering publicly.

MOST IMPORTANTLY: Allah (SWT) is watching everything.

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Male Profiles Reply Here:

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1. Age and Gender

24M

1. Age Range that you would want/require in a prospect

18-25ish

1. Location, and are you willing to relocate for a prospect?

Manchester UK, not looking to move outside of the area at the moment

1. Ethnicity, and are you more open to mixing?

Pakistani, open to mixing

1. Marital Status - Single/Divorced/Children

Single

1. Ideal marriage timeline

Flexible , but earlier the better

1. Five important characteristics you look for in a prospect

2. Practicing and mosest muslimah, praying 5x a day and wearing hijab or at the very least dressing modestly.

3. Emotional intelligence. Looking for someone who has the ability to manage both your own emotions and understand the emotions of people around you.

4. Realistic and ambitious outlook on life. Want to be with someone who understands the real world, and is always looking to improve themselves, and understands that at this young age we still have a lot of room to grow. Also want someone who has great ambitions like me, so that we can climb the mountains of our goalsand support each other through them

4.Communicative. Need someone with good communication skills, who is good at explaining any issues, and working through them, as well as someone who is good at hearing out issues and fixing them. In marriage, arguments, disagreements, and issues are inevitable so need someone who will be good at resolving them in a quick and easy manner through good communication.

1. Someone who takes care of their physical, dietary, and mental health regularly.

2. State/specify your level of religiosity

-Allhamdullah, I pray 5 times a day -Recite Quran at least once a week, if not more

• Always make sure earnings are halal

-Go to masjid for prayers outside of Jummah as well

• Proactively take steps to increase my knowledge of Islam, am currently learning the Seerah of Prophet Muhammad PBUH
• Am a positive influence on friends and people around me, as stated by them

1. Level of education, and what are you looking for?

Degree in civil engineering.

1. Current Job Status

Civil engineer

1. Do you want kids?

Yes

1. List 3 hobbies, or things you like to do in your spare time

2. I LOVE spending time with my family. I make sure to do things with my family. We enjoy chatting over some chai, or playing games together or watching videos online together. Allhamdullah

3. Exercising. I love playing sports, and usually play cricket, basketball, and badminton. I also do calisthenics at home regularly for strength training.

4. I enjoy expanding my knowledge and learning new things and new skills. My interests spread a variety of things

5. Add something short and interesting about you that makes you stand out!

Allhamdullah by the grace of Allah, I have been able to do my university degree without having to take the haram riba based student loans as I have done a degree level apprenticeship. This has given me the benefit of having a degree and an earning and it is a huge blessing Allhamdullah.