Dowry is a virus in Marriage and ‘Mahr’ is an
antivirus. So install a powerful antivirus and do not allow the virus to
enter and destroy your life.
Dowry is one of the important issues of this hour. Many of
young girls are waiting to get married and lead a normal life with
husband and children. They are destroying their age in this matter and
at the end ends up with marrying a wrong person. Dowry is an evil which
destroys the relation and society as a whole.
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Many
of the men, so called religious and moderate thinkers, support dowry –
directly or indirectly. They didn’t oppose it when it comes to their
marriage. They become silent spectators when their parents demand dowry
from would-be parents-in-law. They have the lame excuses of obeying
parents. They didn’t bother to change the home in which they live in, as
they have enough strength to change the evil customs. They disobey
their parents in so many things which they should not, and when it comes
to obey Allah and the Messenger, they realize of obeying parents.
Remember, Obeying Allah and his Messenger has priority over everything
else, even parents (ref: Al Quran 9:24)
In
this era, there are many who demand dowry according to their status and
qualification. Doctor, Engineer, MBA, etc. have their respective rates.
In Islam,
