Re: …Nikah vs. Engagement…
Faisal bhai, hmmm I don’t think so b/c I mean, if a girl gets three different proposals one after the other, will she get engaged three different times?
Engagement is done when both parties are PRETTY SURE, in fact in most cases 100% sure.
That she does not entertain other proposals while she has got one doesn’t require that she get engaged. Her walis who are handling her proposal scene or she herself can refuse or put on hold another proposal if she is considering one already.
The level of interaction that is needed to gauge someone is allowed in Islam without getting engaged to a person from what I understand.