What is Nikah?
[[File:Bride signing marriage papers.jpg|thumb|A bride signing the marriage certifate, in [[Pakistan]].]] [[Islamic Law|Islamic law]] has the concept of [[marriage]] called '''Nikah''' (نكاح). Normal marriages do not end, unless they are [[Divorce|divorced]]. In addition, there is a marriage for a given time, called [[Nikah mut'ah|Nikah Mut'ah]]. [[Sunni Islam]] does not recognize Nikah Mut'ah; they say it is a legitimisation of [[prostitution]]. Despite this, some Sunni schools of law have developed similar concepts. In Nikah, both [[husband]] and [[wife]] are asked three times for [[consent]]. The consent of the [[bride]] is compulsory in [[Islam]]. {{Religion-stub}} [[Category:Islamic law]] [[Category:Marriage]]