Mahr as a Form of Economic Security: A Preliminary Study

Azahari, Raihanah; Ali, Hasbi

doi:10.1163/15730255-12341300

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“…Sexual openness may be a marker of weaker religious attitudes. Moreover, it is recommended in Islam to have simple non-luxury marriages with a small amount of Mahr (see Azahari and Ali 2015). This may account for the small-sized negative relationship between religiosity and preference for status/resources.…”

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Mate Preferences in Young Iranian Women: Cultural and Individual Difference Correlates

Atari

Jamali

2016

Evolutionary Psychological Science

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The present study investigated the link between long-term mate preferences and cultural and individual difference variables in 536 young Iranian women (mean age = 21.6, SD = 3.78). We tested a priori hypotheses on the relationships between the dimensions of women's mate preferences (kindness/dependability, status/resources, attractiveness/sexuality, religiosity/chastity, and education/intelligence) and other study variables (the desired number of children, selfperceived attractiveness, self-rated intelligence, intrinsic religiosity, Mahr, and socioeconomic status). Descriptive data suggested that young Iranian women do not endorse traditional and religious practices in marriage and long-term relationships as strongly as previously thought. Results were mostly in line with the hypotheses. Overall, the relationships between the study variables provided support for the similarity hypothesis and the notion of modernization of Iran. Limitations and future directions are discussed.

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Mate Preferences in Young Iranian Women: Cultural and Individual Difference Correlates

Atari

Jamali

2016

Evolutionary Psychological Science

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“…For example, interpreting one of the ayah in the Quran, An Nisa': 20, (Alu Syaikh et al, 2018) put an emphasis on the permissibility of awarding a big amount of mahr. Commenting on the same ayah in the Quran, (As-siba'i, 1999) states that a mahr should be given in a valuable form as it symbolizes the highness of marriage. Scholars of the Hanafi school set the minimum amount of mahr at 10 silver dirhams (equivalent to 33.6 grams of silver or 4.8 grams of gold), while those of the Maliki school limit the minimum value of mahr to 3 silver dirhams.…”

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The Determinants of the Value of Mahr in Muslim Societies: Evidence from the Indonesian Family Life Surveys

Friantoro

Susamto

2021

JESP

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This paper aims to analyze the factors that determine the value of mahr in Muslim societies. The analysis is based on an ordinary least squares (OLS) regression with pooled cross-section data from the last three waves of the Indonesian Family Life Surveys (IFLS). The main finding is that socioeconomic status in the forms of groom’s ownership of assets and education level matters most for the value of mahr. This finding holds for regression with full sample as well as subsamples, i.e. couples whose groom is Javanese, couples whose groom is non-Javanese, couples whose bride is Javanese and couples whose bride is non-Javanese. Socioeconomic status in the form of bride’s education level also matters for the value of mahr with some exceptions. The other finding is that perceived risk of divorce as represented by differences in the socioeconomic status of a marrying couple do not have a significant effect on the value of mahr. The effect of physical appearances in the form of bride’s height is at best not robust and subject to the sample or subsample included. These findings can be useful as a reference to make marriage decisions in the future or to evaluate the ongoing practices for possible reforms.

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Rejuvenating the practice of Mahr for Muslim women’s financial empowerment through an interest-free savings-based finance model

Jahangir,

Bulut

2023

JIABR

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Purpose This study aims to propose a model to elevate the financial empowerment of Muslim women by rejuvenating the practice of Mahr in society and facilitating the affordability of men to pay that Mahr amount. Design/methodology/approach The approach of this study is to offer a model through the interest-free savings-based finance concept. The model comprises four stages; each stage of the model is mathematically formulated and graphically explained to ensure clarity and coherence. To further investigate the issue, the authors use a convenient sampling method to ask a small sample size of respondents (women) from different countries about their financial contribution and empowerment in the family. Findings This model enables women to turn their exclusive financial right into a source of earning without borrowing from any source or paying interest on the principal amount. Besides, it encourages accelerating men’s obligation to pay the Mahr to the women immediately during the marriage ceremony by facilitating men’s affordability. Almost 45% of respondents state that a woman’s financial contribution exalts her decision-making power and strengthens her financial position in the family. Social implications The authors attempt to revitalize Mahr practice in Muslim society to accelerate the process of receiving a woman’s exclusive financial right and empower a family as a whole through the Mahr model. Originality/value Considering the model’s uniqueness, the developed and proposed Mahr model in this research is novel; to the best of the authors’ knowledge, no other study has been conducted and developed such a model using the Mahr concept.

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Mahr as a Form of Economic Security: A Preliminary Study

Cited by 5 publications

References 5 publications

Mate Preferences in Young Iranian Women: Cultural and Individual Difference Correlates

Mate Preferences in Young Iranian Women: Cultural and Individual Difference Correlates

The Determinants of the Value of Mahr in Muslim Societies: Evidence from the Indonesian Family Life Surveys

Rejuvenating the practice of Mahr for Muslim women’s financial empowerment through an interest-free savings-based finance model

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