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In Islam, a mehr (in Arabic: مهر; Persian: مهريه; Turkish: mehir; Swahili: mahari; Indonesian: mahar; also transliterated mehr, meher, mehrieh, or mahriyeh) is the bride wealth obligation, in the form of money, possessions or teaching of verses from the Quran [1] by the groom, to the bride in connection with an Islamic wedding. [2]
Dowry is a traditional and current practice in Morocco, and is called shura, shawar, ssdaq or amerwas depending on the speaker's region and ethnicity (e.g. Arabic, Berber, etc.). Dowry in Morocco is separate from the Mahr or Sadaq that is religiously required by Sharia. [122] Centuries ago, Mahr and Sadaq meant something different in Morocco.
Haram (/ h ə ˈ r ɑː m, h æ ˈ-, h ɑː ˈ-,-ˈ r æ m /; [1] [2] Arabic: حَرَام ḥarām [ħɑˈrɑːm]) is an Arabic term meaning 'forbidden'. [3]: 471 This may refer to either something sacred to which access is not allowed to the people who are not in a state of purity or who are not initiated into the sacred knowledge; or, in direct contrast, to an evil and thus "sinful action ...
The Seljuk harem were referred to as the mukhaddarat-i haram. As was the custom for royal Islamic harems, it included the mother, the four legal wives and the non-Muslim slave-concubines of the sultan, as well as the unmarried sisters, daughters and infant sons of the sultan, although the exact hierarchy of the harem is unconfirmed. [138]
ʿAbd (عبد) (for male) ʾAmah (أمة) (for female) Servant or worshipper. Muslims consider themselves servants and worshippers of God as per Islam.Common Muslim names such as Abdullah (Servant of God), Abdul-Malik (Servant of the King), Abdur-Rahmān (Slave of the Most Beneficent), Abdus-Salām (Slave of [the originator of] Peace), Abdur-Rahîm (Slave of the Most Merciful), all refer to ...
In Islam, a mahram (Arabic: محرم) is a family member with whom marriage would be considered permanently unlawful ().A woman does not need to wear hijab around her mahram or spouse, and an adult male mahram or husband may escort a woman on a journey, although an escort may not be obligatory.
Cited in (Al Aqad, 2014) the common problem of translation of marriage contracts is due to the varieties of word synonyms in the legal Arabic system which have no equivalence in the English system in terms of marriage contracts, such as: مهر, شبكه, صداق - Mahr, Shabkah, Sadaq- (dowry), whereas, all of these examples attributed and ...
Prior to the origins of Islam, cousin marriage was an acceptable practice in the Middle East according to writings in the Bible. Abraham sent his servant back to his brother to get a wife for his son Isaac. Isaac eventually married his first cousin once removed Rebekah (daughter of Bethuel the son of Nahor, Abraham's brother.)