𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗦: 𝗟𝗘𝗧’𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 One of the unhealthy mindsets in our society is the way we perceive marriage proposals. It’s unfortunate that when someone sends a proposal, it's often seen as a sign of arrogance—as if the person believes no one else could be more suitable. And when someone declines, it’s taken as an insult or personal rejection. But this is 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆. A marriage proposal is simply a 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁—𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀. And a refusal is 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹. It can stem from many valid reasons: personal priorities, emotional readiness, family circumstances, or simply not feeling a connection. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆. Even if someone doesn’t reciprocate your interest, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲? This is a matter of 𝗾𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗿 (divine decree). 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂—𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. قول الله تعالى: «وَعَسَىٰ أَن تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ وَعَسَىٰ أَن تُحِبُّوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ» “But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah knows, while you know not.” — [Surah Al-Baqarah 2:216] Let’s build a culture where 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵’𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹.