What are the very basics of a Muslim marriage?
The very basics of a Muslim marriage are the following: a. Nikah is a contract (Aqd) between a man and woman who are not prohibited to marry each other. b. Consent: Bride and groom expressing their will to marry each other in public. Consent must be expressed in understandable way. c. Wittnesses: There must be at least two Muslims wittnesses present in the couple’s declaration of marrying each other. c. Mahr Gift: This is a gift given by the groom to the bride either at the wedding. Mahr can be gold, silver, money, land, a car, an apartment, a house which will be given by the would-be-husband to his would-be-wife. Mahr is the property or the wealth of the bride. The bride owns the Mahr. She will dispose of it as she wishes.
