nikkah

For instance, the simple instruction of acquiring a wali before any nikkah can take place have become a thing of the past.

Global Voices in English » Egyptian Women and a Fresh Outlook on Divorce 2009

The marriage was not quite so binding as is the nikkah ceremony among Mahomedans, but the wife was very pleasant.

Life's Handicap Rudyard Kipling 1900

The minister told him that she was mistress of her own actions, as she had never gone through the ceremonies of permanent marriage, or _nikkah_, nor even those of a temporary one, _motah_; and most be considered as altogether free to choose her own lovers or mode of life.

A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II William Sleeman 1822

So two of Dadhisheth's cousins, close friends of Ramcharan's, represented her at the nikkah ceremony, held at Thorncliffe Park's Masjid Dar Us Salaam mosque.

Thestar.com - Home Page 2010

All Saudi men and women must obtain a permission to marry a non-Saudi Muslim before marriage (nikkah).

Life and style | guardian.co.uk Fahad Faruqui 2010

All Saudi men and women must obtain a permission to marry a non-Saudi Muslim before marriage (nikkah).

Life and style | guardian.co.uk Fahad Faruqui 2010

All Saudi men and women must obtain a permission to marry a non-Saudi Muslim before marriage (nikkah).

Life and style | guardian.co.uk Fahad Faruqui 2010

While the women wished her "nikkah Mubarak" ( "Congratulations on your wedding") Dadhisheth and his groomsmen headed toward the mehndi.

Thestar.com - Home Page 2010

All Saudi men and women must obtain a permission to marry a non-Saudi Muslim before marriage (nikkah).

Life and style | guardian.co.uk Fahad Faruqui 2010

All Saudi men and women must obtain a permission to marry a non-Saudi Muslim before marriage (nikkah).

Life and style | guardian.co.uk Fahad Faruqui 2010