know your nikkah-nama

Know Your Nikkahnama Before You Sign It!

Marriage is the biggest day of your life. You are happy to step into a new life, but we have also heard and seen couples moving a part due to lack of compatibility or because of financial issues! when it comes to marriage Girls are very choosy in the decision of their venue, jewellery, dress or the makeup but its strange they forget that marriage is not about all this. It is important to read the nikkahnama for a content married life. Its the biggest contract you are going to sign, but have you ever glanced at it? Yes, you do, only then, when you have to sign. Girls hardly look at the document before they sign it. Girls assume their marriage as a fairy tale which turns out soothing they didn’t expect so to avoid it do read your marriage contract (Nikkahnama)

Marriage is not only a bond of families, or a religious act but it is a legal matter, as in other legal matters we read the contract before we sign it similarly the bride is righteous to read the nikkahnama before she sign it, to avoid messy relationship. Unfortunately, we don’t read it that is why the SOC films in collaboration with Aaghai made a short film to educate women about their legal rights when it comes to the document. This three minute animated short film tells about the Mehr, right of divorce(Talak) and the right of predetermined monetary monthly allowance given by the husband to his wife.

This video also includes contact information for counselling, helplines and legal support services for those people who have question related to their Nikkahnama.

Girls assume their marriage as a fairy tale which turns out soothing they didn’t expect so to avoid it do read your marriage contract (Nikkahnama)

-Fatima Ali

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