Am I allowed to marry a muslim woman as a converted muslim

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

I wanted to ask for guidance in the following matter, I am a converted christian and became a muslim about one year ago. I live my life according to the pillars of the Islam and the Qur’an. I also started to learn arabic to be able to read the Qur’an properly. Progess is slow but steady. I met a muslim woman at the muslim community group of my university, we talked alot with our group about Islam and its values.
I adore her muslime virtues and her strong faith in Islam, she helped me a lot and guided me in the right direction.
With due distance we started talking about marriage.
The problem is , I want to meet her parents and ask (let my parents ask them) for her hand in marriage . But they are strictly against anyone who isn’t from their nationality , no matter what beliefs. They might not even want to hear me out first and see if I can adress any of their concerns.
My question is : From your point of view in the situation of a wali would I be allowed , according to Islam to marry her ?
Or can her father as the actual wali just completely disregard me , even if his judgment isn’t based in faith?

Thank you very much for your time.

Answer

ASSALAMU ALAIKUM

It is inadvisable to marry without the consent of the girl’s Wali.  The consequences of marrying without the consent of the Wali  are almost always misery and unhappiness. The marriage will not be a happy one. Furthermore, if the girl is a follower of the Shaafi’ Math-hab, then the marriage will not even be valid without the consent of her Wali.

Try to explain  to the father by letter. The girl should explain to her mother.

May Allah Ta’ala guide and protect you.

Was-salaam

A.S.Desai

Mujlisul Ulama of S.A.