MOHAMMEDAN LAW eas many as four wives ata time, nder Muslim Law, husband can have : Under Muslin Ske Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, prohibits polygamy: mitted under old Hindu Law outs Theat eal Goat ae | Genpact Anton mavhage difer from mariage under Enghsh law. marge te cae eee egal a ci contrat but it aifers fom a Mastin the asi thet be 3s per Hate Hydel? that an English marriage is “the voluntary union of one man eon eae Sion of others.” This rule of exclusion applies to the Tetley Oba woman to the exc he female; while under Muslim law, only the female is en her and started ty to take as many as four wives at a couple. Later she cwhether their n High Court citec to the validity « ale being at lib Law recognises the doctrine of coverture, whereas Muslim subject to the rule time. Again Englis 6, Essentials or formal requirements of marriage—Though in the Muslim — : jonial rites are performed at the mmunities certain social functions and ceren ime of marriage, such functions or rites are not-legally-necessary. The behalt of ae solemnisation of marriagé requires adherence. to.certain-formsvand formulas. bycor an Beat ied the essentials of.yalid-masxiage. If any of these requirements ulead ones led the marriage becomes either void or irregular, as the case may epeodl a ssentials are that there should be &)pFOposal made by or on behalf made agiaeal e parties to the marriage and an acceptance of the proposal by or on conga other, in the presence and hearing of wo male or one male and essential.” ane and adult Muslims. The proposal and a ting. A proposal made at one The court, fing and an acceptance made at another, do not constitute a valid marriage of the offer to m Neither writing nor any religious ceremony is essential!®. ‘Thus, in short, the therefore, mere entials are as follo _ factum of marti Proposal and acceptance It was peeran tk particular ca : offer (jab) (1) Proposal and acceptance.— Marriage like any other contract is constituted by ijab to the marriage nal, that is by declaration and acceptance, One party t' make an offer (jab) to the other party, The marriage becomes complete only when the other party has accepted that offer, According to Muslim law itis absolutely necessary that the man or someone on his behalf and the woman or someone on her behalf should agree to the marriage at.one meeting and the agreement should be with ult witnesses. As woman is in pardah, it is customary to send a relation of the woman to her inside_the house accompanied by two witnesses, The relation asks the girl within the hearing of the witnesses WHENGF SNE AUINSHZe=-him to agree to the marriage on her behalf for the dower money. of says yes or signifies her consent by some other method, the three persons come 17, (1966) Land D130, 18, Jogu Bibi v. Mesl Shaikh, (1996) 63 Ca. 415. See also. Rokina Khatoon Gau 33. Rahinn Khatoon v: §