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X2- my suggestion will be either create a space for it, or a better bet will be donate it to any mosque, rather than disrespecting it. (if you cant “hadiya” it to someone 
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ps. if you really dont wana do these, then disjoin all the pieces, and place them at different places of your house. at least even a single respectable gaze of any one, will u collect you sawab 
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zobia, I have space for such itesms around my home, but the ones I picked, or that I like. this simply does nto go with anything and I feel bad about unloading it on someone else, because no one that I know has such decor. but yeah maybe a masjid can use it or make it available to someone who wants it.
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that is if you know fairly well what someone likes. otherwise the stuff is a waste of money, it never gets used. I had boxes full of unwanted stuff that included stuff that was given as formality and stuff that was given sincerely, but it just does not work with what I have.
an extreme example..I have a really overstyled gold frame with a gold book with ayats on it from someone, not only is it 180 degrees different than my style, I have no room in the house for such a large piece..I dont even know what to do with it. cant pass it on to someone..so it just sits collecting dust.
Donate it to a mosque fraudz or give it to someone who has taste for such items.
Shay since you are just visiting their home for the first time I think the shawl idea with sweets or chocolate or even a flower bouquet should be good. Or take some pretty candle sets, something small.
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femme mosque it will be, I dont know of anyone who has taste of baroque gold carved frames. u want it? :)
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:D someone gave us a heart shaped plastic hanging with some pcitures if kaaba' etc i think and an open quran with surah yaseen on it, well the first verse or two. It sat in storage for some time till mum could no longer deal with the guilt and put it up in the living room. Then I don't knnow how and when but it broke and now its in storage cos we have no idea how to dispose it.
Then there was this other black framed piece, black background, golden frame with bright pink and green ayats on it. That we passed on though :D
Unless you know the recipients decor theme/ colour scheme or know that they have a very mixed theme going on in their home, one should refrain from giving decoration items esp larger ones which don't blend in.
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The best way is probably to just give it to a masjid. Or if you know someone who would really want it.
:D someone gave us a heart shaped plastic hanging with some pcitures if kaaba' etc i think and an open quran with surah yaseen on it, well the first verse or two. It sat in storage for some time till mum could no longer deal with the guilt and put it up in the living room. Then I don't knnow how and when but it broke and now its in storage cos we have no idea how to dispose it.
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This discussion about religious carvings reminded me of something, I bought a HUGE circular wooden thing that has carving of ayatal kursi on it. It's beautiful- maybe I should give that as a present? His family loves religious stuff.
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well if its neutral then I guess you could. Dunno why but I thought you were marrying into non-muslim goras
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hold to it. i will love to buy it one day:jano:
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The flower of the month thing is just a beautiful idea! EVERYone loves flowers yeah? Theres a company called Calyx and Corolla that do a month-by-month thing, its expensive but they are very very high quality and very unique. You can even do a 3-month or 6-month thing. If you prefer, they also do bulb baskets and plants. I did a bulb basket once for my parents, some of the bulbs didnt bloom so they right away sent an entire new bulb basket with a gift certificate so they really stand behind their products. Anyway, heres a link
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lol no no.. infact my hubby to be is also a hafiz so yeah, desi religious family.. even though his parents are QUITE modernized. but do u think the ayatal kursi frame thing works?
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masha Allah thats cool that he is a hafiz. I guess it could work but try to get an idea of their decor before giving it to them. if its wood its probably quite neutral in terms of colour so maybe it will work anyway tough one. most desis aren’t really into themes and stuff so maybe they will be able to fit it in somewhere. If you really think its beautiful then go ahead otherwise I think the shawl/cake idea is good too.
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It is your first time so just keep it simple. When you'll start living with them you'd know more about their taste and stuff. So maybe save it for another time.
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email me your addy, i will just ship it to you.
oh wait, i know what your addy is 
want me to ship it?
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This discussion about religious carvings reminded me of something, I bought a HUGE circular wooden thing that has carving of ayatal kursi on it. It's beautiful- maybe I should give that as a present? His family loves religious stuff.
I know which one u are talking about, I have the same thing in my entry way on top of the main door, its a two level open entry way so it looks nice there. That is pretty neutral and should work with most decor. Mine was a gift from my parents. if the family loves religious stuff then they should like it.
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haan haan ker dain elan 
no, i gonna buy it from my khoon-paseenay and kuq halal ke kamai 
ps. tell me the estimate atleast 
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i dunno how much its costs to ship it and all, I will have to find it, weigh itor meausre it, log on to parcel and post sites and figurte it out, thats too much work for a lazy person like me, but will do it.