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[Q&A] Can I find Korean Muslim to marry?

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[Q&A] Can I find Korean Muslim to marry?

A woman wants to know if she can find a man of Islam in Korea.

Seoul central mosquelonely101 asked:

I am a Muslim girl who thinks Korean men are good looking (as in people from my culture are not). As a Muslim, I can only marry a respectable Muslim guy but it seems impossible for me to find a Muslim Korean. My ultimate question: do they even exist? Can you just either raise my hopes or crush them so that I can move on from this? Thanks.

In South Korea, the number of people of Muslim faith has been steadily increasing since the Korean War. The data I found says there are fewer than 30 000 Korean Muslims, most of them living in Seoul. If you include the immigrants from South Asia and Middle East the number rises to around 35 000. However, I have not been able to find official statistics that even mention Islam. According to 2005. data from KOSTAT on Korean population divided by religion, Atheism, Buddism, Protestantism make up most of the 47 million citizens, while 163 000 are categorized as “The other”. I believe Islam is one of the religions that make up this category. As you can see, that is a very small percentage of total population. But to answer your question, yes, they do exist.

I asked Kimchi Man and he said he has never met a Muslim person even though he met many people in schools he attended, and army barracs during his military service, but he has seen them on TV in Korea.

However, may I suggest another point of view? You say you don’t consider people from your culture good looking, as I see it, you are not attracted to them. While it is possible that it is all about physical attraction, have you ever considered the possibility that you are attracted to what Korean men represent for you? I assume you don’t know many Koreans in person and your knowledge about Korea comes from some sort of media. (I know I may be assuming too much). So, when you say a Korean guy, you actually mean an idea of a perfect guy you have. For example, a guy that will give you stuffed toys and carry you on his back when you get tired. So maybe all you need to do is find a guy with that personality in your culture and you will suddenly see he is really good looking.

– Oegukeen

 

 

Edit: One of the commenters, Ms. KIM Touria, left a link for Facebook group and a story about Korean man who turned to Islam.

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177 responses to “[Q&A] Can I find Korean Muslim to marry?”

  1. Mina Avatar
    Mina

    안녕하세요! ^^
    I personally I think it’s great you find intrest in a Korean guy… But in korean culture I think it’s really hard to find a Korean Muslim man because of culture. Like pork, like alcohol and etc. but they do exist. ㅋㅋㅋ

    화이팅!

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  2. Touria KIM Avatar
    Touria KIM

    he just learn by himself
    if you want i have a group on Facebook about arab and asian Couple http://www.facebook.com/pages/Union-arabo-asiatique/325354350909811

    Reply
  3. Touria kim Avatar
    Touria kim

    Hello i am arab married to Korean man, it ‘s not impossible
    In Korea the muslim population is not from korea

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    1. Avatar
      Anonymous

      did you lead him to be muslim or he just learn by himself?

      Reply
    2. Haneul Kang Avatar
      Haneul Kang

      How did you meet him ?

      Reply
  4. Avatar
    Anonymous

    Hi..

    I am muslim girl too and I have Korean boyfriend. he has no religion.

    I am not too religious kind of person, but I am very spiritual.

    To be honest, It is hard to have atheist boyfriend. first, he did not believe in God, and because of me he believes in God ( I dont know if its truly from his heart)

    I think, we suppose not to pick which man we have to date/ marry. as for me, I do not in relationship with him because he is Korean, but because we have same feeling and love each other.

    But I realize it is hard because we have different view toward God.

    Man will be the leader in the family someday, he must lead you in this world and also the next world.

    Because of that, my relationship with him is almost over. no hope, except bless from God that he could open his heart to believe and pray to God.

    I just want to say, if he really meants to be with you, he would be with you.

    =)

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    1. Avatar
      Anonymous

      I just want to add something,
      If he really loves you , he will try to understand you.
      Just ask him, what is the purpose of his life.
      Just argue :) and see

      Reply
      1. Avatar
        Anonymous

        I have asked, I think most Korean more focus with material instead of life after death, they do not even believe life after death..

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        1. Avatar
          Anonymous

          Mmh i see, You have to know about islam.

          Everyone is born Muslim and after that this is the parental oriental which will give for the child an identity.

          Use some stuff like comparing God ( Allah ) with the brain, We can’t touch it , we can’t see it , we dont listen to it.
          But we know that we got a brain and it works.
          it just an example.
          Feel free to try other things.
          If he is a pragmatical person with high scientific logic ( a pure atheist ) use some sourat from Coran just to show him that some information was not discovered 1400 years before :)

          i wish you’ll succeed, if you need any help you ‘re welcome.
          Mehdi.

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          1. Avatar
            Anonymous

            Hey Mehdi,

            Thank you for your input. yes, I have talked several times about God. but seem he could not accept every obstacle in this life.

            do you live in korea yourself?

          2. Avatar
            Anonymous

            Salam again,
            You must know that if an atheist refuses any ideas about god it is simply because he is afraid and by the way he believe in a “High power”.
            So what i advise is not to talk about “god” but try to talk about what surrounds us.
            All the signs of creation are around us.

            “We will show them Our signs in the universe and in themselves until it becomes clear that their this is the truth. “Surat Fussilat, verse 53

            Regards, Mehdi.

          3. Avatar
            Anonymous

            Yeah tried to discuss about that too.

            but what I believe, if he meant to be with me than he would open his heart to Islam, and also with the permission from God.

          4. oegukeen Avatar
            oegukeen

            I believe two people of different religions, or a religious person and an atheist can be in a happy relationship, BUT they both have to accept the other person for what they are.

            It seems like you can not respect that he is an atheist. If you wish to be with a Muslim man then it might be better to find one, instead of trying to change this man’s opinion. Believing or not believing in God very strongly defines who we are so it is very difficult to change.

          5. Avatar
            Anonymous

            What can i say my dear,
            i didnt want to broke your love for him but what you are saying is true.
            You asked about my origin i’m not from Korea :).
            Send me an email and we’ll discuss more instead of reply by comments.
            my email
            terrak.mehdi@gmail.com
            Mehdi.

        2. Avatar
          Anonymous

          I agree they work really hard and focus with material. I hope he could find peace by having religion.

          Reply
    2. shahid mahmood Avatar
      shahid mahmood

      but I am Muslim boy not a Muslim girl. pl. talk to me at my gmail address. should I give you my facebook id or gmail id?

      Reply
  5. Avatar
    Anonymous

    Thank you for writing this article.
    I’m facing a similar situation, although I’m sure you’ve heard it so many times before :)
    I’m interested in Asian men – specifically Korean – aesthetically, culturally, and personality-wise. I love their looks… and not just the K-pop/actor/idol ones. In fact, I’ve always thought Asians were beautiful, even as a child. Culturally, there are so many things I respect – for example, the respect for parents. I find it hard to talk to my family about it, because they kind of laugh it off as a joke (or “phase”) when I mention it.
    I’m at a point in my life now that I’m really trying to figure what direction to go in. On one hand, I know how important it is to me to find a Korean Muslim guy. On the other, I’m trying to look at it objectively and figure out: what is the probability of this happening and what is my fallback if it doesn’t?
    I live in the USA, and as some know, California is the “Asian” hub. New York and Texas also have a large Asian population. I’m about to transfer to a university, and I really want to go to California – probably hoping I’ll find someone if I go there (there has to be at least ONE single, Korean, Muslim guy in CA, right?). Right now, I have a scholarship to a small university in a small town in Ohio (I said “small” twice) – Population: 3,000; Asians: 1.5%. Chances: 0%? But I’m hesitating to go to Ohio because of how badly I want this.
    I do believe that if it’s supposed to happen, it will, regardless of where I am, but it’s easier said than done to actually follow through with it.
    I appreciate this article – it’s nice to see realistic, caring responses in the vast pool of uninformed, bigoted, or “Of COURSE you’ll find someone!!~” answers floating around.
    Thank you again.

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    1. lonely101 Avatar
      lonely101

      Come to CA, I’m not sure if you’ll find someone here but it’s a beautiful state. :)

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    2. oegukeen Avatar
      oegukeen

      I don’t think you can plan out your future. Of course we can try to steer it in a certain direction, but it never really goes as we planned.

      I never thought I’m going to have a Korean boyfriend. My city has 0% Korean population, and I’ve never even spoken to an Asian person before I met my boyfriend. So what you want, what you try to achieve and what actually happens will probably be 3 different things. So don’t put too much pressure on yourself.

      Reply
  6. ash syong Avatar
    ash syong

    i am also looking for a Muslim Korean not because of his looks but because i like their language and i also want a man who has a strong iman and can guide me inshallah.

    Reply
    1. shahid mahmood Avatar
      shahid mahmood

      Hi I am Shahid, a boy from Pakistan doing PhD in a university at Seoul. I would like to get married to any S.Korean girl/female. Please help me is there any Muslim female/girl?

      Reply
      1. shahid mahmood Avatar
        shahid mahmood

        One thing more I forgot to tell you that I have made an account/profileat lovehabibi.com which may be useful for you. Please respond me miss ash syong

        Reply
      2. oegukeen Avatar
        oegukeen

        There are Muslim Korean women the same way there are men.

        I’m sorry, but we can’t help you find someone.

        Reply

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