{"id":18156,"date":"2021-05-10T10:13:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T07:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=18156"},"modified":"2021-05-10T14:07:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T11:07:29","slug":"i-converted-to-islam-because-of-his-love-bride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=18156","title":{"rendered":"I converted to Islam because of his love- Bride"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Beatrice Nakibuuka<\/strong><\/p>\n

They were childhood neighbours but when Mansoor Nsamba and Shirat Nakiyingi started school, they each went different ways. In 2017, they met again at a friend\u2019s introduction meeting where Shirat was the chairperson and Mansoor part of the organising committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the first day, Mansoor attended the organising committee meeting. I could not recognise him in the first place because he had grown and changed but, his name sounded familiar when he introduced himself. I asked him about his childhood and we shared some similarities. He was able to recognise me too,\u201d Shirat recalls.
\nMansoor did not ask for her contact but got it from the friends on the organising committee. The two started chatting like childhood friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter, a friend gave us a special treat as the organising committee to go out as a token of appreciation. There, Mansoor and I became close,\u201d she adds.
\nHenceforth, they went out on different occasions.
\n\u201cI revealed my feelings for her and her response was positive. Fortunately, she had completed school and was living with her parents,\u201d says Mansoor.<\/p>\n

Meeting parents<\/strong>
\nIn 2018, they agreed that Mansoor visits her parents stating his intention to marry her. The kukyala at Shirat\u2019s home was more like a marriage proposal. After the ceremony, her parents allowed her to go and stay with Mansoor since she had agreed to convert to Islam.
\nAsked if it was not hard to make such a decision, Shirat remarks, \u201cMy name was Doreen and I changed to Shirat. Since the death of my parents, I had lived with Muslim relatives. They raised and acquainted me with their beliefs and behaviour. It was easy for me to make the decision. I also loved him very much because he is loving, caring and a good friend,\u201d Shirat says.<\/p>\n

The wedding\"\"<\/strong>
\nThe two have been living together since 2018 until they decided to legalise their marriage on March 19, 2020, before Ramadan. Mansoor says it had always been his desire to go through the Nikah (wedding) but he was still looking for money.
\n\u201cI have always wanted to legalise our marriage but the finances were unfavourable. We have a small business and I am glad that I was finally able to finance my wedding. Now, I can fast with her because we were able to fulfill the requirement according to our religion to be wedded. We still have to do the introduction in December and I am sure we shall be able to do it God willing,\u201d he says.
\nShirat remarks that at first, it was not easy convincing her relatives to allow them wed before the introduction.
\n\u201cWe had to write a letter requesting that we first legalise our marriage then I introduce my husband to them later as and when the money became available. We had to promise that it should be done by December. I am glad they finally agreed and we are working towards that,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Nikah\"\" <\/strong>
\nWhen the parents agreed to their request, Mansoor says they had to discuss the date that would favour them and their guests. With the help of a wedding planner, the couple planned their wedding in one month.
\n\u201cOur wedding planner is our friend. We had sat as a couple and thought of doing the Nikah but did not know where to start from and we were unsure we would be able to pull it off in a month\u2019s time before Ramadan started. She literally did everything for us. She booked the service providers and chose my clothes too. Mine was the simplest task; to fit in and select from what she had chosen,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

The services<\/strong>
\nMansoor says he also did not struggle.
\n\u201cI just had a meeting with the different service providers and explained what I wanted for my Nikah. I am glad they executed their duties excellently,\u201d he says.
\nShirat remarks that her day was perfect and a dream come true. Her best moment was, \u201cwhen he was asked to feed me at the reception.\u201d
\nMansoor was happiest the moment they entered the reception venue. The guests looked stunned.
\nIn his remarks, \u201cMy wife is supportive and caring. I know she loves me because she converted from her religion because of me and now she has a new name. I love her so much, and I promise to fulfill my pledge (the introduction) to her parents as proof for my love to her,\u201d he vows.<\/p>\n

Quick Bio<\/strong>
\nGroom: Mansoor Nsamba
\nBride: Shirat Nakiyingi
\nVenue: Masjid Taqua Kagoma, Wakiso District
\nMain celebrant: Sheikh Ssekimwanyi Mohamood
\nReception: Rena Gardens Katalemwa
\nBudget: Shs 9.7m
\nGuests: 150<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Beatrice Nakibuuka They were childhood neighbours but when Mansoor Nsamba and Shirat Nakiyingi started school, they each went different ways. In 2017, they met again at a friend\u2019s introduction meeting where Shirat was the chairperson and Mansoor part of the organising committee. \u201cOn the first day, Mansoor attended the organising committee meeting. I could […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18157,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":""},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":""},"footnotes":""},"categories":[524],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1784],"class_list":["post-18156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-stories"],"authors":[{"term_id":1784,"user_id":1,"is_guest":0,"slug":"weddingadmin","display_name":"weddingadmin","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cd3996c46efafdc40969010bfd78c8e4dda9d99318e7dd6403983ea0dadbcfce?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","first_name":"","last_name":"","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18156"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18164,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18156\/revisions\/18164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18156"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fppma_author&post=18156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}