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Taaruf

تَعَارُف

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115 QUESTIONS BEFORE I DO

Know what you are walking into before the nikah.
Answer honestly. Compare openly.

How it works

Fill in your answers, then loop: call → journal → live analysis → repeat. When you feel the important things have been covered, generate the Wali Report.

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Set up
One of you creates a session and shares the 6-letter code. The other joins. Both fill in your profile so you each see who you are speaking to.
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Answer the questions
Both go through 12 chapters — 114 questions in total. Use the Dealbreaker and Discuss flags as you go. They drive the conversations later.
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Get a live analysis
Press Get Analysis on the Results tab any time. The AI reads what is filled in so far — answers and journal entries — and tells you where you align, where you will need to talk, and what to watch. Re-run it as often as you like; the read updates each round.
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Talk → journal → re-analyze (the loop)
After every call or meeting, write what you learned in the Journal while it is fresh, then re-run the analysis. Tip: voice-record on your phone, transcribe, paste in — do not type from memory. Each loop sharpens the picture.
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Wali Report — when you are ready
When you feel the important conversations have happened and the picture is clear, generate the Wali Report PDF. It bundles your answers, journal entries, and the AI read into a single document for you and your wali to read together. You decide when — not the system.
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Pre-engagement deep dive
Once you are talking seriously, work through Chapter 12 — Before You Meet. Heavier prompts on money, parents, building together. The conversations that fail unprepared marriages.
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Decide together
A wali-ready picture means you can decide cleanly: continue toward serious marriage prep exclusively with this person, or close the door. No months of vague chatting to find out something basic.

This is the preliminary checkpoint. Better to find out you are not aligned in two weeks of honest answering than six months of vague conversations.

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Introduction to the concept of marriage in Islam

Read this once before you start. It sets the context for everything that follows.

Marriage in Islam

In Islam, marriage (nikah) is a contract between two people, sealed by witnesses and a mahr. It is the foundation of mawaddah and rahmah — love, mercy, and protection. It carries clear rights and duties on both sides. This tool exists so that you walk into that contract knowing what you are walking into, with honesty on both sides, before the nikah is signed.

Polygamy

Polygamy is something Allah has permitted. A man may marry up to four wives on the condition that he treats them with full justice. It is an allowance, not a command — most marriages in Islam are between one man and one woman, and most men are not in a position to fulfil the conditions of a second marriage. A woman is free to make stipulations in her nikah contract regarding it — for example, that the marriage is dissolved if her husband takes a second wife. That is a valid Islamic stipulation.

What is your understanding of polygamy?

Nikah stipulations and prenuptial agreements

In Islam, what belongs to the wife is hers — her wealth, her property, her income — and the husband has no claim over it. In the UK, civil divorce courts can override this and divide assets in ways that contradict the Islamic ruling. For this reason, many couples put a written stipulation in their nikah, or a separate prenuptial agreement, that protects both sides and reflects the Islamic position. Common stipulations include keeping each spouse's pre-marriage wealth and property separate, a clause that dissolves the marriage if the husband takes a second wife, and clarity on financial responsibilities. None of these are required — they are tools.

Where do you stand on a written nikah stipulation or prenup?

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Journal

How this works

This journal builds a complete picture of the person you are getting to know. After every conversation, write down what you learned, what stood out, and what you want to remember. Over time this becomes a comprehensive record you can review on your own or with your wali before making a decision.

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Complete your profile and answer the questionnaire
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Review results together and identify topics to discuss
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Have face-to-face or phone conversations about the flagged areas
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Record what you learn here after each conversation
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Download the PDF and review everything with your wali or trusted advisor
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Pray istikhara and make your decision with clarity

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Structured Report
Quick Note

Generate from notes (AI)

Paste your raw notes or a transcript below. AI will read it and fill in every section of the report. You can review and edit before saving.

1Header

2Overall impression

2–3 sentences. Your honest gut read after the conversation.

3At a glance

Quick flags. Add one at a time and press Enter.

4Alignment map

Mark each area based on how this conversation went.

5Topics discussed

Thread each topic separately. Heading + what was said.

+ Add topic

6Tensions and resolutions

Any disagreement, concern, or point that didn't land cleanly — and how it resolved (or didn't).

+ Add tension

7Open questions

What you wanted to ask but didn't, or follow-ups for next time.

8My reflections

Your honest read after the conversation — what this tells you.

9Decision / next step

One line. What happens next.

Your Timeline

Wali Report

Share the full picture with your wali

Generate a beautifully styled PDF that brings together everything in one document — your questionnaire alignment, every conversation journal entry, the AI compatibility analysis, and outstanding questions. Hand it to your wali, parents, or trusted advisor so they can see the full picture of how conversations have been going.

What's in the PDF:

  • Cover page with names, date range, and session status
  • Executive summary and at-a-glance flags (green / amber / red)
  • Alignment map across every chapter and key area
  • AI deep-dive analysis — per-chapter, journal-driven themes, strengths, areas for discussion, risk factors, recommendations
  • Every structured journal entry, rendered in full
  • Outstanding questions aggregated from all entries
  • Closing duʿāʾ

Takes ~30 seconds — the AI reads every journal entry before writing the analysis. A print window opens when ready; choose "Save as PDF" to download.

When to regenerate

Regenerate the PDF after every major conversation, every new journal entry, or before any meeting with your wali. Each PDF reflects the state of the record at that moment — no PDF is archived server-side, so take a copy if you want to keep history.

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