A wedding 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. The is
Red Mother
Of The Bride Outfits special too.
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. Among Muslims, it
is the family of the Groom who searches for a suitable Bride. There are many
ceremonies which comprise the marriage process. The outfit for the Bride is
provided by the Groom's family. This takes place at the Bride's house one or
two days before the wedding day. Only unmarried women apply this to the bride
to be. Henna is applied on her hands and feet.
A symbolic token in the form of a
spot is also applied to the groom. After this ceremony, the Bride does not
leave her house until the wedding. On her wedding day, she is provided her
clothing by the Groom's family. On the wedding day, a procession of friends and
relatives accompany the groom from his place to the wedding venue. The arrival
of the groom is accompanied by the beating of drums and playing of musical
instruments. The sisters of the bride welcome the guests by playfully hitting
them with a stick wrapped around flowers. For some Muslim ceremonies,
particularly those rooted in Islam more traditionally found in South-Asia, the
men and women are seated in separate rooms or have a curtain to separate them.
This is not the case for all Muslim ceremonies though.
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