{"product_id":"before-you-tie-the-knot-a-guide-for-couples","title":"Before You Tie the Knot: A Guide for Couples","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarriage is a natural developmental stage for most adults but the process of getting married and achieving a successful, long-lasting marriage can be fraught with challenges for Muslims in North America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors, Salma Elkadi Abugideiri and Imam Mohamed Hag Magid, present a unique approach that reflects 40 years of combined experience in counseling couples. Mohamed Hag Magid is a prominent imam at one of the largest mosques in the US, and Salma Elkadi Abugideiri is a licensed mental health professional. The two provide an Islamic framework for the entire marriage process and present marriage as a partnership while underscoring the ingredients for successfully finding a spouse, as well as for establishing and maintaining a healthy marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore You Tie the Knot: A Guide for Couples\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis invaluable for anyone seeking marriage, as well as for parents who are involved in their children’s marriage process. Those getting remarried after a divorce or death of a spouse will also find this book extremely useful. The authors raise thought-provoking questions to help listeners increase self-awareness, clarify what is desired in a spouse and in a marriage, and help them get to know a potential spouse. Topics addressed in detail include finding a spouse, the role of family and in-laws, the marriage contract and wedding, intimacy, spirituality and finances. Special issues addressed include mental health, domestic violence and threats to a marriage. This marriage guide is surprisingly comprehensive and practical. It provides a toolkit with concrete skills that can be used throughout a marriage to ensure a healthy relationship that is grounded in the Islamic values of love and mercy—qualities that are necessary to achieve the ultimate purpose of marriage: mutual tranquility. This book promises to be a valuable resource that couples will turn to for many years both as a refresher and as a reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis audiobook is skillfully read by Jeed Saddy, and was produced and published by Echo Point Books \u0026amp; Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. Audio engineering by Stuart Wise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This title contains a supplementary PDF. A link will be provided on purchase.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":45961810411693,"sku":"9798349136948","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/9134\/1997\/files\/BeforeYouTietheKnot_FC.jpg?v=1777479391","url":"https:\/\/www.echopointbooks.com\/products\/before-you-tie-the-knot-a-guide-for-couples","provider":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}