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Divorce in Islam can take a variety of forms, some executed by a husband personally and some executed by a religious court on behalf of a plaintiff wife who is successful in her legal divorce petition for valid cause. Islamic marital jurisprudence allows Muslim men to be married to multiple women (a practice known as polygyny).
Muslims in the Indian subcontinent normally follow marriage customs that are similar to those practiced by Muslims of the Middle East, which are based on Islamic convention. [29] These Islamic traditions were first handed down to medieval Indians by propagators of the Islamic religion that involved sultans and Moghul rulers at the time. [30]
Recent studies on interfaith marriages in Muslim-majority countries have shown that parental attitudes remain more negative toward marriage of a daughter as compared to a son, and that "stronger religious belief was associated with more negative attitudes"; this was less in the case of Muslims who perceived Islam and Christianity as more ...
In Malaysia, a non-Muslim must convert to Islam in order to marry a Muslim and the offspring of such unions are automatically Muslims. [53] Canadian Islamic scholar Ahmad Kutty has expressed disapproval of all interfaith marriages, citing Umar. [50]
Marriage in Islamic Law; E-Book: Marriage – A Form of Ibada; E-Book: Wedding Customs and Non-Islamic Traditions; Rights of husband and wife, and issues with joint family system; The Etiquettes of Muslim Marriage Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine; Islamic Philosophy of Marriage
Nikah means marriage and halala means to make something halal, or permissible. [3] This form of marriage is haram (forbidden) according to the hadith of Islamic prophet Muhammad. [4] [5] Nikah halala is practiced by a small minority of Muslims, mainly in countries that recognise the triple talaq. [6] [7]
The diversity of Muslims in the United States is vast, and so is the breadth of the Muslim American experience. Relaying short anecdotes representative of their everyday lives, nine Muslim Americans demonstrate both the adversities and blessings of Muslim American life.
Groom signing the marriage documents in Bangladesh An 1874 Islamic marriage contract. A bride signing the nikah nama (marriage contract).. An Islamic marriage contract is considered an integral part of an Islamic marriage, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the husband and wife or other parties involved in marriage proceedings under Sharia.