Weddings are all around, with news yesterday that popular Malaysian actors Fattah Amin and Nur Fazura Sharifuddin tied the knot yesterday in a ceremony in a leading five-star hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
A far less opulent affair was had by another young Malaysian couple in Korea, and that simple four-minute ceremony in a Seoul bookshop has gone viral, with nearly 140,000 views in total.
Clad in winter coats, Abdul Fakkar Maudidi Safi, 27, married 30-year-old Khadijah Salamah Ibrahim in a ceremony officiated by qadi Sheikh Muneer Ahmad, who is a Muslim judge who interprets and administers Islamic law. They wed at Seoul’s Islamic Book Center.
The qadi had previously called the girl’s family to ensure permission was granted and confirm that the groom was financially sound.
The groom provided a ring, and dowry of 200,000 won (RM756, US$185). There was one witness to the wedding, Mohd Zulhilmi Abd Karim, who told mStar that such ceremonies involving Muslim couples of different nationalities was common in South Korea, and that many chose the Islamic Book Center as a venue because it was free. Gotta love a sweet deal, wrapped in love.
Heart-warming! Congrats, you crazy kids.
