Research Article

ʿAqd al-Nikāḥ: Explaining the Nexus Between Marriage and Contract in Islamic Law

Volume: 63 Number: 1 May 31, 2022
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ʿAqd al-Nikāḥ: Explaining the Nexus Between Marriage and Contract in Islamic Law

Abstract

The combination of marriage and contract (ʿaqd al-nikāḥ) has been one of the interesting subjects for the scholars to be discuss and elaborate. The focus of this attention has been on analysis and understanding of the contractual component of the marriage reflecting a similarity with economic contracts. Recent studies endeavored to explain this nexus; however, they have also neglected to include how contract as a concept operates in Islamic law and beyond, and the discussions between the schools on the metaphoric aspect of the marriage contract. Classical legal scholars elaborated how marriage is represented by contract model, its relation to other economic contracts, and how the contractual aspect of the marriage is articulated. In particular, the argument that the contractual aspect of nikāḥ is partly related to metaphor offers another dimension in exploring the nature of the marriage contract. This study aims to analyse the nexus by including both the discussions on the metaphoric aspect of the marriage contract and the shortcomings in explanations of the contractual component of the marriage contract.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Religious Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 31, 2022

Submission Date

July 28, 2021

Acceptance Date

March 18, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 63 Number: 1

APA
Yaşar, H. R. (2022). ʿAqd al-Nikāḥ: Explaining the Nexus Between Marriage and Contract in Islamic Law. Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 63(1), 157-184. https://doi.org/10.33227/auifd.975753
AMA
1.Yaşar HR. ʿAqd al-Nikāḥ: Explaining the Nexus Between Marriage and Contract in Islamic Law. AUIFD. 2022;63(1):157-184. doi:10.33227/auifd.975753
Chicago
Yaşar, Hakime Reyyan. 2022. “ʿAqd Al-Nikāḥ: Explaining the Nexus Between Marriage and Contract in Islamic Law”. Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 63 (1): 157-84. https://doi.org/10.33227/auifd.975753.
EndNote
Yaşar HR (May 1, 2022) ʿAqd al-Nikāḥ: Explaining the Nexus Between Marriage and Contract in Islamic Law. Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 63 1 157–184.
IEEE
[1]H. R. Yaşar, “ʿAqd al-Nikāḥ: Explaining the Nexus Between Marriage and Contract in Islamic Law”, AUIFD, vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 157–184, May 2022, doi: 10.33227/auifd.975753.
ISNAD
Yaşar, Hakime Reyyan. “ʿAqd Al-Nikāḥ: Explaining the Nexus Between Marriage and Contract in Islamic Law”. Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 63/1 (May 1, 2022): 157-184. https://doi.org/10.33227/auifd.975753.
JAMA
1.Yaşar HR. ʿAqd al-Nikāḥ: Explaining the Nexus Between Marriage and Contract in Islamic Law. AUIFD. 2022;63:157–184.
MLA
Yaşar, Hakime Reyyan. “ʿAqd Al-Nikāḥ: Explaining the Nexus Between Marriage and Contract in Islamic Law”. Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 63, no. 1, May 2022, pp. 157-84, doi:10.33227/auifd.975753.
Vancouver
1.Hakime Reyyan Yaşar. ʿAqd al-Nikāḥ: Explaining the Nexus Between Marriage and Contract in Islamic Law. AUIFD. 2022 May 1;63(1):157-84. doi:10.33227/auifd.975753

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