Nikah card design: Nikkah invitation card ideas, verses and layouts

A Nikah card should be the calmest card of the week. The Nikah (also written Nikkah) is the actual marriage, the ijab-o-qabool in front of witnesses, usually in a masjid or at home after a prayer, and the card that invites people to it reads best when it is restrained: ivory, a little gold, clean calligraphy, the verse, the time after Asr or Maghrib, and nothing shouting. This guide covers the design side of a nikah card: palettes, the verse and calligraphy, what the card must say, three layouts, and short wording in Urdu and English. For ten full wordings see nikah invitation message, and for the earlier notes on wording and verses see Nikkah card wording and design.

Three palettes that suit a Nikah

• Ivory and gold: cream ground, thin gold border, dark ink. The safest and the most elegant; it works for a masjid Nikah and a hotel Nikah alike.
• Masjid green: deep green with gold and ivory text, the colour of the masjid carpet and the minbar. Reads as sacred without saying so.
• Night: a dark ground with gold calligraphy and a crescent, for a Nikah after Isha or an evening Nikah with dinner.
• What to avoid: hot pink, orange, confetti and anything from the Mehndi card. The Nikah card is for the elders and the imam as much as for the friends.

Calligraphy and the verse

Most Nikah cards open with بسم اللہ الرحمٰن الرحیم and many add the verse from Surah Ar-Rum (30:21): وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا لِّتَسْكُنُوا إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُم مَّوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً. 'And among His signs is that He created for you spouses from among yourselves, that you may find tranquillity in them, and He placed between you affection and mercy.' Set the Arabic in a proper naskh or thuluth face, large enough to read, with the translation smaller under it or on the English side of the card. Some families use the hadith 'النکاح من سنتی' (Nikah is from my Sunnah) instead. One verse is enough; a card with three quotations looks like a poster.

What a Nikkah invitation card must say

• Hosts: the bride's parents if the Nikah is on her side, the groom's if it is on his, or both families together.
• The names, with the fathers' names: [Bride] bint [Name] and [Groom] walad [Name].
• The masjid or house, with its address and a map pin; for a masjid, which hall or floor the ladies use.
• The time, anchored to a prayer: 'after Asr', 'after Maghrib prayers'. Guests plan around the azan, not the clock.
• Separate seating, if there is any: 'ladies in the hall upstairs' in one line.
• A request for dua: 'please keep the couple in your prayers' is the Nikah card's natural closing.
• Whether there is a meal: tea and mithai after, or dinner.
• A contact number or the RSVP tap.

Three Nikah card layouts

• Nikah only: one function, the verse at the top, the names in the middle, masjid and time below, dua line at the end. The most dignified card you can send; it suits a Nikah held months before the Rukhsati.
• Nikah + Rukhsati: when both happen the same day. Nikah after Asr at the masjid, Rukhsati with dinner at the hall in the evening; two blocks, two maps. See barat card design for the Rukhsati side.
• Nikah + Walima: when the groom's family hosts both, often a day apart. Nikah block first, Walima block second, hosted by the groom's parents. The Walima wording is in Walima card wording.
• On a digital card each of these is a function with its own date, time and map, and a guest sees only the ones ticked for them; see how many functions to list.

Short wording, Urdu and English

Urdu: تقریبِ نکاح — بسم اللہ الرحمٰن الرحیم۔ اللہ تعالیٰ کے فضل سے ہماری صاحبزادی [دلہن کا نام] کا نکاح [دولہا کا نام] ولد [والد کا نام] سے [دن، تاریخ] کو بعد نمازِ عصر [مسجد کا نام] میں ہوگا۔ آپ کی شرکت اور دعائیں ہمارے لیے باعثِ برکت ہوں گی۔ المنتظر: [والد کا نام] و اہلِ خانہ

English: With the blessings of Allah, Mr. and Mrs. [Name] invite you to the Nikah of their daughter [Bride] with [Groom], son of Mr. and Mrs. [Name], on [Day, Date] after Asr prayers at [Masjid], [Address]. Tea will follow. Please keep the couple in your prayers. Ten more, including a home Nikah and WhatsApp lines, are in nikah invitation message.

Designs that suit a Nikah card

• Noor: built for the Nikah, with Masjid Green, Madina Gold and Night palettes and room for the verse; try it with your names.
• Naqsh: pressed paper and deep red blooms, quiet and formal, for a Nikah + Rukhsati card.
• Elegant Wedding: ivory and soft florals, for a Nikah with a dinner; try it free.
• Every design is Rs. 1,999 paid once, with Urdu and English on the same card; see the Nikkah card page and pricing.

Aam sawalat

• Nikah ya Nikkah? Dono likhe jate hain; Urdu mein نکاح hai. English card par ek spelling chun kar poore card mein wahi rakhein.
• Nikah card par ayat likhna zaroori hai? Nahi, magar aam hai; ek ayat ya ek hadith kaafi hai.
• Masjid ka Nikah hai, khawateen kahan baithengi? Card par ek line likh dein, 'khawateen ke liye upar wala hall', aur map pin masjid ke sahi gate ka lagayein.
• Nikah sirf ghar walon ka hai aur Walima sab ka? Nikah ko function bana kar sirf ghar walon ko tick karein; baqi sab ke card par sirf Walima dikhega. Tareeqa what a private guest link is mein.
• Nikah dawat card aur engagement card mein farq? Mangni rishta pakka hone ki rasm hai, Nikah asal shadi; Mangni ka card engagement card design mein hai.

Open Noor, choose Masjid Green or Madina Gold, paste the Urdu or English wording above with your names and the masjid, and the Nikah card is ready. The Baraat card that may follow is in barat card design, and Nikah wording in Urdu, ten samples, in nikah invitation message.