Eduqas GCSE Religious Studies · C120
Paper 1
Revise: Relationships in IslamSome Twelver Shi’a Muslims accept nikah mut’ah, described as temporary unannounced marriage. It is a formal arrangement whose contract specifies the agreed duration and mahr, a required marriage gift from the man to the woman, along with other agreed terms. Unlike the usual lifelong ideal, the arrangement is made for a limited period from the outset.