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The [[Mahr]] (مهر, "dowry")is contract fee paid for by the groom to the family of the bride in an Islamic marriage(see [[The Meaning of Nikah]]). Its purpose within [[Islam]], as shown through the [[Islam and Scripture|Islamic texts]] themselves (for the [[marriage]] is to compensate the family for the privilege of consummating the marriage through sexual intercourse. | |||
== | ==Modern Understanding of the mahr== | ||
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Mahr is the amount of money to be paid by the groom to the bride, at the time of marriage. | Mahr is the amount of money to be paid by the groom to the bride, at the time of marriage. In the video clip above, a modern Islamic scholar/apologist for this provision of a mahr claims that it is a token of goodwill given by the husband to the wife as a demonstration that he will be able to support her financially throughout the marriage. However the [[Qur'an]] and [[hadith|ahadith]] make it clear that its purpose is quite other. | ||
== Purpose of the mahr according to Islamic | == Purpose of the mahr according to the Islamic tradition== | ||
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O you who believe! it is not lawful for you that you should take women as heritage against (their) will, and do not straiten them ''''in order that you may take part of what you have given them'''', unless they are guilty of manifest indecency, and treat them kindly; then if you hate them, it may be that you dislike a thing while Allah has placed abundant good in it. | O you who believe! it is not lawful for you that you should take women as heritage against (their) will, and do not straiten them ''''in order that you may take part of what you have given them'''', unless they are guilty of manifest indecency, and treat them kindly; then if you hate them, it may be that you dislike a thing while Allah has placed abundant good in it. | ||