http://www.goinglegal.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com Mahr is the amount of money, or its equivalent, paid by the husband to his future wife. Contrary to the popular notion that mahr is dowry, it is not. A dowry is what the wife contributes to her marriage while mahr is an obligation on the husband to pay hi... http://www.goinglegal.com/the-mahr-in-islamic-marriage-contracts-996890.html 24th July 2009