❤️جزاكم الله خيرا

“…I seek refuge for her in You and [for] her descendants from Satan, the expelled from the mercy of Allah.” [Qur’an: Chapter 3, Verse 36]

I would like to ask a question. I am a 48 year old woman. I got married when I was 27 years old and I got divorced when I was 30. I wanted to return to my parent’s home, but my father advised me to stay in the house we rented, since my ex-husband went back to his parents house. The experience was very traumatic. I stayed single for 15 years, unable to start another relationship. After a lot of therapy and time I began to pray for another husband. Now I have met an orthodox Christian from Ethiopia, whose religion is quite close to islam. My father does not take any effort to find a man for me. Neither does he take care of me. I provide for myself by working and living alone. I have been alone for 15 years and I am suffering from this. I don’t live in an islamic country, so my choices are limited. My prayers brought me this man, but when I told my parents about him they do not want to even meet or talk to him, because he is not a muslim. He is from Ahli elkitaab, but they say those people no longer exist. What am I to do. The Ethiopian man treats me with respect, he is a doctor and a good man, but he says that he will always be true to his religion. He cannot fake having another religion, because he does not want to lie. What do you advise?