Publications [#374475] of Mohsen Kadivar

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1. The Institution of Marriage in Islam: A Case Study of the First Pillar of the Marriage Contract, in Islam and the Institution of Marriage: Legal and Sociological Approaches, edited by Lemons, K; Rooij, LD (November, 2023), pp. 35-53, AMI Press, ISBN 9781915550033
   (last updated on 2025/06/16)

   Abstract:
   The pillars of a legitimate marriage in Islam between two adult males and females are two: clear consent of the two parties themselves for marriage and binding an agreement so that they become husband and wife. ‘Non-verbal conventional marriage’ is a legitimate marriage because both pillars of marriage were observed in it. A written marriage contract and especially its submission in a legal center for marriage is closer to caution for a time of frequent disagreement. The Western style of partnership ‘cohabitation’ is not necessarily equivalent to non-verbal conventional marriage.