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Mahr (dower), Mahr (dower) is neither dowry nor price for marriage: As explained in an old judgment by Justice Syed Mahmood, maher is 'not the exchange or consideration given by the man to the woman, but an effect of the contract imposed by law on the husband as a token of respect for its subject: the Woman'. Giving a correct appraisal of the concept of maher, the Privy Council once described it as 'an essential incident to the status of marriage'. On another occasion it explained that maher was a 'legal responsibility' of the husband. These judicial observations evidence a correct understanding of the Islamic legal concept of maher. Its substitute, a valid retirement, or by death, which by terminating the marriage, puts an end to all the contingencies to which it is exposed; and on the other hand the woman becomes entitled to it as soon as she has surrendered her person. Justice Mahmood has described the nature of mahr in Abdul Kadir Salima. According to him: Dower (mahr), under the M...
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Talab
Talab, the principle of talab in Muhammadan Law has three specific facets: the first being talab-e-muwathaba: Talab in common parlance means and implies a demand and talab-e-muwathaba literally means the demand of jumping. The idea is of a person jumping from his seat, as though startled by news of the sale (See in this context Wilson on Mohammadan Law). In Talab-emuwathaba the pre-emptor must assert his claim immediately on hearing of sale though not before and law stands well settled that any unreasonable delay will be construed as an election not to pre-empt. The second, being popularly known as the Second Demand, isalab-e-ishhad, which literally speaking mean and imply the demand which stands witnessed. The second demand thus must be in reference to the first demand and it is so done in the presence of two witnesses and also in the presence of either the vendor (if he is in possession) or the purchaser and the Third Demand though not strictly a demand but comes within the purview o...
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