The muslim marriage law

The muslim law in india means that portion of the civil law which is applied to muslims as a personal law. It consists of injuctions of kuran and further is modified by the high court and Supreme Court of india. Marriage [nikah] according to the muslim law is a contract leading to a permenant relationship between two people. According to the muslim law it is must to have a proposal for the marriage known as ijabfrom one party and the acceptance known as qubal from the other party this is required by the contract. However no marriages can take place without free concent of both. The consent should not be obtained by any means of fraud.The parties to a Muslim marriage may enter into any agreement which is enforceable by law provided it is reasonable and not opposed to the policy of Islam. Same is the case with a contract.The terms of a marriage contract may also be within legal limits to suit individual cases.
Although discouraged both by the holy Quran and Hadith, yet like any other contract,
The following are required to fulfill the marriage
1. Proposal and acceptance
2. Competent parties
3. No legal diablity
4. There must be a marriage gift given, tlittle or more, by the bridegroom to the bride.
However, it is not permitted in Islam for a man to be alone with a woman in the name of selection of spouse. It is also prohibited to marry a woman who is a Mushrik that is who worships idols or associates other deities with Allah. Allah says in His book, the Quran.