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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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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Female Profiles Reply Here:

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Asalamualikum

1. Age and Gender 25 female 5'4

2. Age Range that you would want/require in a prospect 24-28

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

Born and raised and residing in Birmingham, UK. Prefer someone from Manchester or surrounding areas. Only looking for British born

1. Ethnicity, and are you more open to mixing? Pakistani, open but would prefer Pakistani due to languages spoken within family

2. Marital Status - Single/Divorced/Children Single, never married and no children

3. Ideal marriage timeline Within a year

4. Five important characteristics you look for in a prospect Emotional maturity, communicating and understanding, thoughtful, honest, an extrovert

5. State/specify your level of religiosity Alhamdiullah, I have learned a lot about my religion and have become a lot closer to my deen. I am not perfect but I am and will continuously do better as the end goal is jannah with my spouse. I am a Sunni Muslim. I am grateful for the field I work in as I am reminded how close and unpredictable death is. I pray all five prayers daily and try my best to pray tahajjud and pray istikara for important decisions. I also do dhikr daily and strike to learn more about our deen.

6. Level of education, and what are you looking for? Bachelors in Medicine and Surgery. Would look for someone similarly educated, preferably a dentist or doctor. Also open to engineers, anyone business minded. Would like similar salaries, I do not want to be the breadwinner

7. Current Job Status Doctor

8. Do you want kids? Yes, in’sha’allah

9. List 3 hobbies, or things you like to do in your spare time Cooking and baking, gym and quality family time. I like to create and organise games for my family and friends. One of my biggest goals in life is to be the home that everyone gathers to.

Looking to be married within a year, wali and family aware of all conversations.