Thank you, Imanmajed!
I have never heard the word melcha before. Is that the same as what they call the Nikah? Also, would you mind telling me how to spell the melcha in Arabic writing? I am trying to learn Arabic & I am having trouble with some of the words that are native to the Gulf region.
I was told not to believe anything to a official announcement was made my UAE ruling family.
The melcha is a private family affair and the ruling family would never make an official announcement about it. However, the marriage has been confirmed by posts on Sheikh Majid's forum, and by Instagram and Twitter posts by known friends and family members of the couple. Also, photos have been published of the event by Hessa's sister and a close friend of Sheikh Majid's.
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Can you break a Melcha?? Is that what Sheikh Hamdan had with the girl he broke his engagement too??
Melcha = marriage. You would have to divorce to break it. As far as I know, Sheikh Hamdan was only engaged. I never heard any reports of him signing a marriage contract with Sheikha Sheikha.
Perhaps Majid learned from his brother and kept his engagement to Hessa a secret until they were sure that they would marry.