Nikah (permanent marriage)

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf marriage contract
gptkbp:allows polygyny (up to four wives)
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Nikah_mut'ah
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:family
gptkbp:duration indefinite
gptkbp:hasType permanent marriage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nikah (permanent marriage)
gptkbp:involves gptkb:event
groom
gptkbp:mayInclude marriage contract terms
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Hadith
gptkb:Quran
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:prohibits polyandry
marriage to close relatives
gptkbp:purpose legalize sexual relations
establish family
gptkbp:recognizedBy some secular legal systems
most Muslim-majority countries
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:requires witnesses
public announcement
consent of both parties
mahr (dower)
offer and acceptance (ijab and qabul)
gptkbp:rituals gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mut'ah
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7