Shaadi.ca » nikaah http://www.shaadi.ca South Asian Weddings, Jewellery, Dresses, Event Planning, Banquet Halls, Photography. Wedding Related Product and Services Business Directory. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:06:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Nikaahnama http://www.shaadi.ca/nikaahnama/ http://www.shaadi.ca/nikaahnama/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:15:56 +0000 admin http://www.shaadi.ca/?p=13 The Nikaahnaama is a document in which the marriage contract is registered. It contains a set of terms and conditions that must be respected by both the parties. It also gives the bride the right to divorce her husband. For the contract to be legal, it must be signed by the bridegroom, the bride, the Walis, and the Maulvi.

]]> http://www.shaadi.ca/nikaahnama/feed/ 0 Nikaah http://www.shaadi.ca/nikaah/ http://www.shaadi.ca/nikaah/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:14:45 +0000 admin http://www.shaadi.ca/?p=11 The Nikaah or wedding ceremony can be conducted at the home of the bride or the groom, or at any other convenient venue.

A Maulvi (priest) conducts the ceremony in the presence of close family members and relatives. The ‘Walis’ (the father of the bride and of the groom) play an important role in the ceremony.

The Maulvi reads selected verses from the Quran. The Nikaah is complete after the Ijab-e-Qubul. (proposal and acceptance). Usually, the boy’s side proposes and the girl’s side conveys her assent.

The mutual consent of the bride and groom is of great importance for the marriage to be legal. Neither of them must be forced to enter into the marital contract.

It is on the day of the Nikaah that the elder members of the two families decide the amount of Mehar (nuptial gift that is a compulsory amount of money to be given by the groom’s family to the bride’s.)

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