At her request, a young woman named Arwā appeared before a group of men and declared
that she had reached her legal majority. The resulting document, prepared by one of the …

The Islamic Marriage Contract Page 1 The Islamic Marriage Contract Case Studies in
Islamic Family Law Edited by Asifa Quraishi Frank E. Vogel received Law Library JUL 0 2 …

In Islamic as well as in European societies the institution of marriage is governed not only by
legal norms, but also by a set of social conventions expressed in rituals and ceremonies. An …