Abstract
This article has two parts, first part of the article deals with the importance of marriage in Islam in the light of Quran and Hadith. This part of article also elaborates the social importance of marriage for Muslim man and woman. The second part of this article deals with the law of compatibility (Kufu), its importance and the role it plays in the success of marriage. The law of compatibility emphasizes that before arranging marriage of girl compatibility between the boy and girl should be checked on the following terms: (1) Lineage (2) Islam (3) Religiosity (4) Wealth (5) profession. The basic objective of this law is to ensure equality in social status for the purpose of successful marriage and psychological balance. Therefore, this law has great role in the success of marriage if it is practiced, it may reduce the cases of divorce. The second part of this article also deals some other important points like, validity of marriage without the consideration of law of compatibility, misconception regarding the law of compatibility in Muslim society.
Ubaid Ahmad Khan, Hafiz Naqib Ullah. (2014) Importance Of The Law Of Compatibility (Kufu) In Islamic Marriage, Pakistan Journal of Gender Studies, Vol. 8, Issue 1.
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