In today’s world of consumer based customization and with an increase in the demand for innovative designs, why should the simple yet fundamental Nikkah-nama be left behind?
At least that was the motivation behind this brother’s desire for his sister’s marriage contract to be more than just a poorly typed document, printed on a plain white paper. So he decided that, for her wedding he wouldn’t let her go for the more traditional version and made sure he would make her marriage-contract extra special.
Canadian based Pakistani designer, Umar Shahzad is a senior graphic designer at Fusion Design Group in Markham, Ontario and it is his goal to change the way the Muslim world views even the most mundane objects and has said that he would like to see more appreciation for design in Pakistan.
Here is a look at the exquisitely designed document;
The process began when Mr. Shahzad contacted his mosques Imam for all the necessary religious information after which he collaborated with his sister, a calligrapher, to design a circular medallion inscribed with the names (in Arabic) of her and her husband.
The contract contains all the necessary requirements as any normal Nikkah-nama would, however the intricate blue and gold embellishments give it an extremely regal look and the inscribed medallion makes the entire contract a memento the lucky couple can cherish for the rest of their lives.
When Mr. Shahzad first posted these pictures of the Nikkah-nama on his facebook page, the amount of requests he received from people to customize their contracts or even to “re-do” their existing ones was unbelievable!
And the comments section speaks for itself;
He has been more than happy to accept these requests since then and can be reached here on his official website.
With so many people already in line to get their own contracts designed, we’re excited to see how this one act of brotherly love could completely reinvent how we view the simple Nikkah-nama.
