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Nikāḥ (Marriage Customs)

The lived marriage practices — proposal, mahr (dower), contract, walīma feast — structuring Muslim family life.

The lived marriage practices — proposal, mahr (dower), contract, walīma feast — structuring Muslim family life.

Key passages(7)

Mahasin Wa Addad · Al-Jahiz

High

Musnad · Ahmad ibn Hanbal

High

Tanbih Wa Ishraf · Al-Mas'udi

High

Fihrist · Shaykh al-Tusi

High

Tabaqat Kubra · Ibn Sa'd

High

Fadail Fatima · al-Hakim al-Naysaburi

Moderate

Majruhin · Ibn Hibban al-Busti

Moderate