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Mariam Amini met the man of her dreams. But before they could pursue their shared passion for adventure, they had to unite in her Muslim faith.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018If we are to have a future together, eventually you would have to convert.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I avoided Christian\u2019s eyes as I said the words I\u2019d been dreading. We were in my university halls in Warwick. It was a crisp November evening back in 2018, and at that point, we had only been \u2018dating\u2019 for a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian was raised in Sheffield, in the north of England. He is of English, Scottish, German and Italian descent. I was born in London but come from an Afghan family. Both sides of my family fled Kabul following the Soviet invasion in 1979.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’d met volunteering in Malaysian Borneo<\/a> only that summer, though our relationship had been strictly platonic during the expedition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was our shared curiosity and love for discovering new cultures that brought us together in Borneo. Once we returned to the UK, it didn\u2019t take long for a more romantic relationship to ensue. In the early days, we would talk constantly about all the places we\u2019d one day like to visit. Above all else, returning to South East Asia<\/a> was high on our list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The more we discussed the idea of travelling together, the more excited \u2013 and nervous \u2013 I felt. Within Afghan culture and my faith traditions, you must marry before you can live or travel with your partner. At the time, I just couldn\u2019t picture how it would play out. I wanted to be honest with Christian, but I also didn\u2019t want to scare him away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, he knew just what to say to reassure me: \u2018If by then, things are going the way they have been, there isn\u2019t anything I wouldn\u2019t do to make sure I don\u2019t lose you.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Faith and family introductions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Over the next few months, Christian started exploring Islam more deeply. Often, when we would speak, he would tell me things he\u2019d learned. Ironically, some of this knowledge was new, even to me. Though I was raised in a Muslim household, my parents never forced me to practice beyond what I felt comfortable with. The Quran itself states, \u2018Let there be no compulsion in religion\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, though it is not common for Afghan girls to leave home before marriage, my parents did not stop me when I told them I wanted to move out for university. Later, when I said I wished to study abroad in Berlin for a year, they supported me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By December 2018, I was ready to tell my parents about Christian. I told them where we met, that he wasn\u2019t Afghan, that he had been baptised a Catholic but was more spiritual. And I also told them of our travel intentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They weren\u2019t exactly thrilled to hear their daughter planned to go away indefinitely with a stranger, but when they saw that I was serious, they started to entertain the idea more. They also emphasised that in order for us to travel together, we would first have to do our Islamic marriage ceremony, known as a nikkah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that stage, neither of us was ready to consider the nikkah seriously. Even so, the following April, I introduced Christian to my parents. It was an informal dinner in London, followed by games at a nearby arcade. I could tell they appreciated his easy-going nature, his polite friendliness and his curiosity about our faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Engagement and the Nikkah<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I graduated in 2019 and, during this time, there were multiple conversations between our parents. Afghans embody a collectivist culture, so when two people come together, it marks the union between two families. Christian\u2019s family were always accommodating of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For our one-year anniversary, they came to London where we held a small namzati (engagement) ceremony. It wasn\u2019t long after this that we decided to do our nikkah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up until then, there had been a fair share of internal resistance. We had tried to find ways of travelling together where we wouldn\u2019t have to get married, such as teaching English abroad and staying in separate accommodation. Neither of us wanted to rush into marriage, but more importantly, I didn\u2019t want Christian to convert if he wasn\u2019t sure about Islam. My biggest fear was that he would resent me later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equally, I knew there wasn\u2019t really a better alternative. If we had gone against my family\u2019s wishes, if I had turned my back on my faith and culture and left the UK with Christian unmarried, I would have been losing a big part of myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thankfully, roughly a year after our initial conversation, Christian told me he was ready. We knew we had to commit fully if we wanted to move forward and travel freely together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our nikkah took place at my parents\u2019 flat in London the following January. It was a very intimate gathering with only immediate family. Christian had completed his conversion on the way over, during which he had recited the Shahada (declaration of faith) that \u2018there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the ceremony, the imam spoke of family, unity and the value of faith. He asked for our consent and the acknowledgement of our witnesses. We discussed the mahr, an obligatory gift given by the groom to his wife, which serves as a form of financial security, before signing the marriage contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more: Why we chose to go on honeymoon with strangers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our indefinite honeymoon begins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Four days later, we boarded an early morning flight to Greece<\/a>. We visited Athens and Santorini, before taking a one-way flight back to Malaysia \u2013 where we had first met. Landing in Kuala Lumpur, a year and a half after our expedition in Borneo, felt like coming home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea was to travel around South East Asia for a year \u2013 little did we know that Covid had other plans. We were volunteering on a permaculture project on Pulau Bidan, an island north of Penang, when the world went into lockdown. Suddenly, everything was uncertain. We didn’t know when, or if, we would be able to continue travelling. But it was this same uncertainty that inspired me to pray and connect with my faith more regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We spent five weeks on Pulau Bidan before returning to the UK in April 2020. However, it wasn\u2019t long before we found another volunteer project for that autumn, this time olive picking with a local family in Croatia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That opportunity led to eight months in the Balkans. The following year, we flew to Mexico<\/a> and travelled overland for nine months down to Bolivia<\/a>. Though the initial adventure in South East Asia was cut short, our travel plans and \u2018indefinite honeymoon\u2019 as we like to call it, did eventually happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whenever we\u2019d meet other travellers, we found great enjoyment in telling them our story. It quickly became a source of pride, demonstrating our commitment to both each other and travel. The reactions varied. Western backpackers would find it surprising, while locals in Malaysia and other Muslim countries seemed pleased. But generally, everyone respected the intention behind our decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The wedding and a leap of faith<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For a long time, travel was the main priority, but we always planned to have a wedding. So, in 2025, I met Christian at the end of the altar in Sheffield, said \u2018I do\u2019 (again) and celebrated our commitment with our loved ones. Since the nikkah is not recognised within UK law, we also held a civil ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the nikkah will always hold a special place in our hearts. It is the date we have engraved on our new wedding rings. It is the day Christian first embraced Islam. Any doubts at the time were washed away by the fact we knew we were sure about each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By taking a leap of faith so early on, our relationship has been defined by trust, patience, honesty and security. And when we did finally start travelling together, we did it knowing we had everyone\u2019s \u2013 including God\u2019s \u2013 approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five years later, our love for both travel and faith remains. Each was on display at the wedding. My sister recited the Quran during our ceremony and we displayed cards with our favourite Quranic verses. Meanwhile, our table names were inspired by our best-loved destinations and we had a box inviting guests to give us their travel recommendations for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In many ways, it feels like the start of a new chapter. Next up, we’re planning a three-week, six-country trip across Central and Eastern Europe<\/a>, which, inshallah (God willing), will take us each to 49 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan the ultimate adventure \u2013 or indefinite honeymoon \u2013 with Intrepid Tailor-Made<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image credit: wedding photography by Bethany Clarke<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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