Muslim marriage in Strasbourg
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Getting married in the Muslim community of Strasbourg
The Muslim community of Strasbourg is rich and diverse. Whether you are looking for a traditional or modern marriage, Meetarabic helps you find a compatible partner who shares your family values and religious practice.
Why Meetarabic for a Muslim marriage in Strasbourg?
Meetarabic is much more than a dating site. It is a platform designed to guide Muslims towards marriage. Our cultural compatibility quiz and respectful communication tools foster sincere exchanges with the nikkah in mind.
Tools designed for marriage
- In-depth cultural and religious compatibility quiz
- Private messaging, audio messages, and audio calls in the mobile app
- Private photos to respect modesty and privacy
- A caring community focused on halal marriage
Strasbourg and the surrounding area
Strasbourg falls under a body of law that exists nowhere else in France. The 1905 law separating church and state does not apply here: Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle remained under the concordat regime. Islam is not among the four recognised faiths, but Alsace-Moselle local law allowed the Grande Mosquée de Strasbourg to receive public funding for its construction — something impossible elsewhere in the country. The catchment covers Schiltigheim, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, Haguenau, Bischheim and reaches the German border, minutes from the centre.
Nikah, civil marriage and local law in Strasbourg
In France the religious ceremony may not precede the civil marriage: that is article 433-21 of the penal code, and it applies to every faith without distinction. In practice, the file is lodged at the town hall where one of the two intended spouses lives, the banns are published, and the civil ceremony takes place. Only then does the imam perform the nikah, and most will ask to see the civil marriage certificate first. A nikah on its own confers no rights: no inheritance, no survivor's pension, no protection in the event of separation. Many couples are unaware of this and find out too late. Strasbourg adds a particularity: Bas-Rhin falls under Alsace-Moselle local law, where the 1905 law was never applied. That changes nothing about the order of the two ceremonies, but it changes the status of places of worship — and it is what made public funding of the Grande Mosquée possible, which it would not have been elsewhere in France.
Frequently asked questions
- Does local law change the marriage formalities?
- No, not for the marriage itself: the civil-then-religious order is the same as in the rest of France. Alsace-Moselle local law concerns the status and funding of religious bodies, not matrimonial procedure.
- Where do I lodge the file?
- At the town hall of Strasbourg, or at Schiltigheim, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, Bischheim or Haguenau depending on where you live.
- What if one of us lives in Germany?
- It is common: Kehl is served by the Strasbourg tram. The marriage is celebrated in one of the two countries and then transcribed in the other; the certificate of capacity to marry should be requested well in advance.
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