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The [[Mahr]] (مهر, "dowry") is a contract fee paid for by the groom to 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, is to compensate the woman for the privilege of consummating the marriage through sexual intercourse with her. | The [[Mahr]] (مهر, "dowry") is a contract fee paid for by the groom to 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, is to compensate the woman for the privilege of consummating the marriage through sexual intercourse with her. | ||