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The [[mahr]] is the price to be paid by the bridgegroom to the bride for the act of [[Nikah|consummating the marriage]]. It is an essential part of the Islamic marriage contract and an Islamic marriage is not valid in the absence of a mahr. | The [[mahr]] is the price to be paid by the bridgegroom to the bride for the act of [[Nikah|consummating the marriage]]. It is an essential part of the Islamic marriage contract and an Islamic marriage is not valid in the absence of a mahr. Numerous Islamic sources confirm very explicitly that the mahr is the price paid by the man for the privilege of sexual intercourse with the woman. | ||
== Qur'an== | == Qur'an== |