Amaliah Anonymous

Marriage is work. Marriage is a personal choice. Marriage, for many of us, is also a triggering subject. I’ve burst into tears at the sight of yet another nikkah invite in my WhatsApp after I lost an engagement. I’ve held it together in banquet halls until I could make it back to my car to sob on the way home. And most recently, I declined attending a wedding altogether, because I knew that I needed a break. What brings about these feelings? For many, marriage is currently defined by our capabilities.

Your wedding night is considered one of the most special moments in your life. In Islam, consummating your marriage is so important that it’s known as an act of worship. Ibn ‘Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “If anyone intends to have (sexual intercourse) with his wife, he should say: Bismillah! Allahumma janibnash-Shaitana, wa jannibish-Shaitana ma razaqtana.

Amaliah is mindful that autism does not manifest in the same way for everyone. The symptoms mentioned in this article are not a universal representation of what it is like to experience autism. If you resonate with some of the symptoms but haven’t gotten an official diagnosis, we recommend that you do not consider this article as a diagnostic and instead consult your general practitioner or personal doctor. Ramadan means many things for the nearly 2 billion Muslims around the world.