A Walimah or marriage feast, which is thrown at the groom’s house when the bride is taken there for the first time, also promotes publicity for a marriage.

 Nikah (Contract of Marriage)

Nikah is the Islamic way of getting married. The word Nikah means to tie and refers to the binding of a man and woman in wedlock. It is a sacred institution ordained by Allah (God) in which a man and woman establish their relationship as husband and wife, establishing their rights and responsibilities towards each other. Both parties must be willing participants in this union, each giving their consent to live together as husband and wife.

Islamic classical law does not require that any recorded ceremony or documentation be performed to prove the validity of a marriage contract: the only requirements to make the 

contract valid and binding is mutual consent, capacity, and witnesses on the occasion. Even  

the last provision is abolished by the Shias, as already mentioned.

It is difficult to prove a marriage when celebrating it abroad and without any documentation

It is difficult to prove a marriage when celebrating it abroad, and without any documentation, particularly when trying to prove that a marriage took place. As per Islamic law, a marriage may be established by presumption if there is nothing in writing to prove the marriage if a Nikah khawan confirms the marriage was celebrated, or if there are witnesses who can confirm the marriage. In such cases, unless there is a legal dispute against the alliance, the marriage may be presumed valid as long as the parties have lived together as husband and wife for a long period of time.

Nikah Nama, a Marriage Certificate or any written documentation of marriage would be extremely valuable

This situation would require satisfactory evidence in order to challenge marriage as a normal process, so a Nikah Nama, Marriage certificate or any written documentation of marriage would be extremely valuable. All marriages solemnized under Muslim law must be registered in Pakistan, according to the Muslim Family Law Ordinance 1961, art 5(1). However, no law or enactment in India requires compulsory registration of Muslim marriages with government officials. The local enactments of Assam, Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa, however, allow Muslim marriages to be ‘voluntary’ registered.

A record of marriages attended by the nikah khawan is kept if all else fails. A copy of this document, referred to as a ‘Nikahnama’, is given to the parties by the nikah khawan, along with copies signed by the parties, their guardians, their witnesses, and the nikah khawan himself.

Nikah Nama is a contract between two individuals, recognized by the law of the land

Nikah is the Islamic way of getting married. It is a contract between two individuals, and it is recognized by the law of the land. Marriage in Islam has many important benefits, and it is recommended that Muslims get married as soon as they are financially stable and emotionally mature enough to handle the responsibility.

These Asian governments are aware of the various and potential difficulties associated with Islamic marriages in order to deal with society as it moves from the twentieth century into the twenty-first century. To deal with these difficulties, certain laws, legislation, and procedures were passed so that they were more in line with some of the formalities commonly found in a Western country when undergoing a marriage. In the future, the issues related to proving a marriage to be Islamic will hopefully no longer be an issue.