In Islam women are suppose to retain their maiden name/fathers name as a surname even after marriage.
What should their title be? Mrs. or Ms. and do either of these titles has any meaning or is they just there for the sake of it.
I think technically speaking, if you are keeping your maiden name then your title is Ms. I am still Miss, but get letters addressed to Mrs, and Ms too so it seems that it doesn't really matter much these days.
well first of all i have never been able to quite understand why islam says a girl should stick to her father's surname after marriage, why is it so? can anyone post any reasons or hadith or ayah discussing this. cause on the day of judgement, ive heard all humans, men and women will be resurrected being called by their mother's names as surnames.
and as far as the Ms or Mrs is concerned, i think it does matter in formal places. a recent example would be that of Quaid-e-Azam's daughter Ms. Dina Jinnah whom the world still addresses as Mrs Dina Wadia in news papers and functions, although she has been divorced from Mr Wadia for a long time now. so it's pretty awkward calling her Dina wadia when actually she is Ms. Dina Jinnah again!
i think women who are married should be called Mrs whatever. it makes their marital status clear and besides wouldnt it be rude and unethical for a woman to insist being called Ms when she has a walking talking husband who would like her to acknowledge the fact that he is her husband...?
^Why does the marital status need to be clear to others?
I don't plan to chenge my name and intend to continue to use Ms.
wht I know Islam doesnt say to change the name after women is married this is only in english system in islam the lady should keep the name wht she had from her parents
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*Originally posted by Sahar02: *
^Why does the marital status need to be clear to others?
I don't plan to chenge my name and intend to continue to use Ms.
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exactly..same here.
where did u get this from???
im not changing my name when i get married (inshaAllah) but i wonder what my fiance thinks about the whole issue
noamtter, im not changing my name 
i like it just the way it is thankyou very much :~)
Oh what the heck. I will change my last name to hers. I don't mind being called Mrs. Ali Begum or Mrs. Ali Bano or whatever. I know she will call me honey regardless.
You only have to change your name not your gender Mr. Ali Bano!
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*Originally posted by Sahar02: *
^Why does the marital status need to be clear to others?
I don't plan to chenge my name and intend to continue to use Ms.
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well ok then dont be annoyed if someone ends up sending you a marriage proposal or strats hitting on you cause he thinks youre single due to being known as Ms Sahar. if you intend to enjoy such episodes then thats another story...:)
no seriously, i think, a husband has a right to have his wife to be known as his wife. dont you think so? or is there some 'own identity' stuff attached here?
i dont know exactly, but i’ve heard it alot. havent you?
Haris Zuberi upon marriage the woman’s lineage does not change.
Suppose the husbands’ clan is Asadkhel his wife taking that, as her surname is stupid and incorrect according to linguistics because she is not an Asadkheli, Asad does not become her ancestor after marrying an Asadkheli.
Or take your own name, suppose you marry a woman, Zubair ® would not become her ancestor.
Or mostly what we do is have the father’s first name as the child’s surname, it wouldn’t make sense to change a girls surname to her father-in-laws first name.
The girl remains the same individual her genetic make or nothing doesn’t change she still belongs to that tribe/clan to which she did do before marriage.
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well first of all i have never been able to quite understand why islam says a girl should stick to her father's surname after marriage, why is it so? can anyone post any reasons or hadith or ayah discussing this. cause on the day of judgement, ive heard all humans, men and women will be resurrected being called by their mother's names as surnames.
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Only *******s are recognised by their mothers surname and lineage.
another thing which i hate is when the women take their husbands first name as their surname, totally retarded.
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*Originally posted by pk taz: *
Only *******s are recognised by their mothers surname and lineage.
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Looks like you don't believe in the common belief of all Muslims that we will all be called by the name of our mothers on the day of judgment.
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*Originally posted by funguy: *
Looks like you don't believe in the common belief of all Muslims that we will all be called by the name of our mothers on the day of judgment.
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Prove it, Pak-Indian Mullahs say a lot of things which are not necessarily true.
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*Originally posted by Femme Fatale: *
You only have to change your name not your gender Mr. Ali Bano!
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Too funny.
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*Originally posted by Haris Zuberi: *
well ok then dont be annoyed if someone ends up sending you a marriage proposal or strats hitting on you cause he thinks youre single due to being known as Ms Sahar. if you intend to enjoy such episodes then thats another story...:)
no seriously, i think, a husband has a right to have his wife to be known as his wife. dont you think so? or is there some 'own identity' stuff attached here?
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1) Why would I be "annoyed"? I would say "no thanks, not interested," and move on. Doesn't mean I "enjoy" such episodes. Just means I don't feel a need to broadcast. Someone asks, I'll tell them. No big deal.
2) Well, if that's how you see it, then why don't men change their Mr to something else upon marriage?