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Hyderabad: Virtual nikah performed during coronavirus lockdown

Interestingly, on the day before the wedding date, their family decided to hold the "Nikah" taking the preventive measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

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Hyderabad: Virtual nikah happens during coronavirus lockdown

Hyderabad: Virtual nikah has been performed on April 6, 2020, amid coronavirus nationwide lockdown with some 16 people in attendance (excluding the bride and the groom).

28-year-old Najaf Naqvi and 25-year-old Fariya Sultana plan to marry with all magnificent arrangments and family members in Hyderabad on April 5, 2020, before the lockdown. But after the nationwide lockdown announced, they had only two options left: to wait indefinitely before the world returned to normal or to get married immediately, without any further delay, and they chose the second option.

Interestingly, on the day before the wedding date, their family decided to hold the “Nikah” taking the preventive measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The family of the bridegroom Najaf Naqvi first suggested a wedding by video conference. When the bride Fariya Sultana and her family agreed to a virtual marriage, all their relatives were called to watch the wedding via Skype and Whatsapp.

The groom’s family witnessed the wedding from Kanpur while the other relatives joined from Bengaluru. At the last minute, when the couple could not arrange for the qazi in Hyderabad, two Kanpur-based Maulanas were called in. The two actually joined the marriage from Kanpur.

The couple said they initially considered postponing their marriage. However, they said that there were no predetermined conditions and they agreed to hold the marriage before the situation get worse.

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