Islamic Marriage Ceremony
Family life is the building block of a successful society, and marriage is an occasion of great joy in the Muslim community. Essex Jamme Masjid facilitates the solemnisation of an Islamic contract of marriage and Civil Marriage Registration . The newly-married couple is provided with an official ‘Nikah’ certificate to show they have been married according to Islamic Law.) and Civil Certificate.
Civil registration in Essex Jamme Masjid
Under the terms of the Marriage Act 1949, everyone is planning to have a civil marriage or a religious marriage at the registered building need to “give notice of marriage”.
This means that the person who wants to marry needs to visit the register office in the district in which they have lived for at least the previous seven days and see the Superintendent Registrar. The Superintendent Registrar will take details of their name, age, their marital status etc.
Notice MUST be given by the person who wishes to marry: it cannot be done by post or by someone else on their behalf.
Notice must be given in good time before the wedding. This must be AT LEAST 28 days before the intended date of marriage. Notice can be given up to ONE YEAR before the marriage date.
The person giving notice will need to provide evidence relating to their name, nationality, age, (eg a passport) and address, and will need to provide documents to prove how any earlier marriage ended, if this is applicable.
If one of the parties is subject to immigration control, they need to obtain additional documentation BEFORE they can give notice. This may be either a Marriage Visa or a Certificate of Approval issued by the Home office, and it may take some weeks.
To register your CIVIL marriage IN ESSEX JAMME MASJID you need to inform the registrar during your vist that you want the marriage solemnisation in Essex Jamme Masjid.
To register an Islamic marriage or CIVIL marriages in Essex Jamme Masjid follow these steps-
- Please email us with bride and grooms full details and your preferable date at [email protected] and wait for your confirmation.
- Then contact your local Superintendent Registrar office and inform them about the date and place (ESSEX JAMME MASJID) you would like to register the marriage.
- You have to inform your local Superintendent Registrar office minimum 4 weeks prior to the marriage date.
- Then the register office will inform us and issue a confirmation letter, without this letter we are unable to register a marriage.
- After the marriage we will issue the ISLAMIC marriage and CIVIL marriage certificate.
- Our fees: there are no set fees for the marriage registration but you may donate any amount above £100 for this special occasion.