Pakistan and India are very rich for traditions.Here
wedding is the most important event, so they celebrate
this event with pomp and show.Months or years before
the wedding ceremony preparations are made by both sides.
A marriage is a contract between two families, a man
and a woman, made in the presence of witnesses as well
as the woman's guardian. It also involves the payment
of a dower, the amount of which is agreed between the
two parties and become payable by the husband at the
time when the contract is made.
A marriage contract does not need to be written down
in order to be valid. But the documentation is important,
particularly these days in order to ensure that all
future formalities are properly made.
In many Muslim marriages, the wife may not be present
when the actual contract is made. However, her father
or guardian comes to her with two witnesses and asks
her whether she gives him the (verbal) power of attorney(in
presence of the two witnesses) to act for her in marrying
her to the man concerned and whether she agrees to
the amount of dower to be paid to her. When she has
given him the power of attorney, he proceeds to complete
the marriage contract.
An offer of marriage is made by the woman's father
or guardian. Secondly, an acceptance made by the man
in the presence of two Muslim witnesses. The witnesses
may be required to confirm the actual marriage in
front of a judge. In order that their testimony be
binding on a Muslim party, they must be Muslims.
The bride is entitled to receive a dower. The dower,
a sum of money, in cash or kind, must be specified
as being given by the bridegroom to his bride.The
muslim Wedding has usually four or five steps as under:
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