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Describe in detail the preparation for and ceremony of marriage in Islam.
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... Question 1 Describe in detail the preparation for and ceremony of marriage in Islam. Islam regards marriage as the normal human status for adults, and rejects celibacy. Finding a good life partner, and building up a relationship together is regarded as 'half the faith'. 'Whoever gets married has completed half of his faith; therefore let him be conscious of Allah in the other half of his faith.' (Hadith) Marriage is a social contract which brings rights and obligations to both husband and wife. Islam supports the basic equality of the sexes, but it does not prevent husband and wife from adopting different roles, which should be complementary. Muslims are urged to choose their partners very carefully, and to remain faithful to them for the rest of their lives, for in due course, if God wills, the girl will probably become a mother and the youth a father. Muslim marriages are often arranged for young couples by their
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