MARRIAGE SERVICES
Since the founding of Muslims for Progressive Values, we have helped hundreds of couples of diverse faith backgrounds formalize their marriage vows while incorporating the traditions of Islam.
If you are one of the many Muslims, men or women, marrying outside the faith, at MPV, we do not require conversion by the non-Muslim partner. Please view the theological basis for the permissibility for such a marriage at the bottom of the page.
Today, we offer couples the chance to connect with our network of Muslim wedding officiants. Each officiant brings their own unique background and experience to engaged couples, while pledging to uphold MPV's principles of inclusion.
For answers to the most frequently asked questions and to book your officiant, download the package and contact them individually to learn more about their service, availability, and pricing.
Once a booking has been made, our officiant services include consultation, a custom marriage ceremony, a personalized nikah contract, and a beautifully designed marriage certificate. To learn more about our marriage services, please answer a few brief questions to download the package.
Please read the package carefully. It explains our marriage services and the steps you need to take to secure our services.
PLEASE NOTE: Once you fill in the form and download the package, you decide which officiant/imam you want to work with and it is up to you to contact him/her directly.
Should you have more questions for services in the U.S. please email: weddings@mpvusa.org
Please note: we are not a matchmaking service, please do not email us with requests for marriage candidates. We cannot and will not conduct polygamous marriages.
For inquiries outside the United States, please contact the international contacts directly:
Germany – ehe@lib-ev.de
France - Voix d’un Islam Éclairé | contact@voix-islam-eclaire.fr
Toronto - info@elfaroukkhaki.ca
Marriage Counseling
Muslims for Progressive Values offers donation-based marriage counseling for couples with specific questions regarding the permissibility of interfaith marriage and navigating family dynamics. If you are looking for marriage counseling prior to booking your nikah, please fill out the consultation form here. To sustain these counseling services, we ask that a $50 donation / 30 minute session be made to Muslims for Progressive Values here.
Our Officiants
Our Interfaith Partners
Over the years, MPV officiants have worked with dozens of officiants from different faith traditions, including the Christian, Hindu, Jewish, and Sikh faiths, to help couples formalize their union in a service that represents a couple’s diverse faith traditions. If you’re planning to have officiants from two different faith backgrounds officiate your interfaith wedding, our friends below will work with any MPV officiant to help you plan the interfaith wedding of your dreams!
Dr. Raja Gopal Bhattar (pronouns they/them/their) hails from a long lineage of SriVaishnava pujaris (priests) and vidwans (scholars) from South India. They were born in India and grew up in Hindu temples across the U.S. Raja is trained in the spiritual and scriptural aspects of Hinduism, Buddhism and interfaith studies and speaks five languages. They work to reclaim progressive, feminist and inclusive perspectives of Hinduism, Sanathana Dharma and Vedic rituals. Raja is a genderqueer educator, author and leadership consultant.
RESOURCES FOR INTERFAITH COUPLES
Can Muslim Women Marry Non-Muslim Men?
The late Professor and Dr. Muhammad Khaleel, in an American Islam Lecture Series in partnership between MPV and Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, June 2012, “Can Muslim Women Marry non-Muslim Men?”
A Webinar on Muslim Interfaith Weddings
MPV has helped hundreds of couples of diverse faith backgrounds formalize their marriage vows while incorporating the traditions of Islam. This webinar addresses the marriage services offered, the religious permissibility for such a marriage, and information on booking your officiant.
Welcoming an Interfaith Wedding
MPV's veteran marriage officiant Jamal Mahmood participates in a panel on religious marriage traditions, hosted by the Interfaith Institute of Long Island and Hofstra University. Other panelists include representatives from the Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Jain, and Sikh communities
Justifying Interfaith Nikahs
Additional Readings
What Is Nikah? - Siraj Islam
Can A Muslim Woman Marry A Non Muslim Man? - Mike Ghouse
What does the Qur’an Say About Interfaith Marriage? - Asma Lamrabet
To Our Muslim Sisters: Don’t Let Faith Stop You From Getting Married - Shahla Khan Salter
Muslim Women Can Marry Outside the Faith - Junaid Jahangir
Let’s Talk About Interfaith Families - Sparrow F. Alden
There Are More Muslims In Interfaith Relationships But Not Many Imams Willing To Marry Them - Sara Badilini
We got Nikah-ed! Here's the Small Businesses that Made Our Special Day Amazing. - Kahani Co.