Marriage Services

1- Marriage: Islamic marriage contracts are offered at the Prayer Center by appointment only.

Requirements are:

• Marriage license from Cook County court. (Please notify us beforehand if you live outside Cook County.)
• Both groom and bride must bring a valid photo identification card like passport, driver license, ID card.
• Bride must be accompanied by her father or guardian.
• There must be two Muslim male witnesses to sign on the contract.
• An amount of dowry (Mahr) between the two families must be agreed prior to the marriage ceremony.
• The Islamic ceremony cannot be conducted on the same day the marriage license is obtained from the court. By law, 24 hours must pass before conducting the marriage ceremony.
• There is no fee for the Islamic marriage ceremony but donations are graciously welcomed.

2- Divorce: Islamic divorce contracts are offered at the Prayer Center per appointment only.

Requirements are:

• Divorce papers finalized from the civil court.
• The presence of the husband to sign divorce papers. In rare cases phone calls instead of in-person appearance will suffice.
• The wife must communicate details of the delayed amount of dowry with the Imam, in-person or per phone communication.
• There are no fees required for the Islamic divorce but donations are graciously welcomed.