Most Muslims believe marriage is a fundamental building block of life. Marriage is a contract between a man and woman to live together as husband and wife. The marriage contract is called a nikah.
For most Muslims the purpose of marriage is to:
- keep faithful to each other for the rest of their lives
- have children and bring them up in the Muslim faith
Marriage is mentioned many times in the Qur’an, which Muslims believe is the word of God, as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, and therefore, they follow its teachings on marriage.
Muslims also regard the teachings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad as a source of authority. In the Qur’an it says that the Prophet was married, and therefore most Muslims look to follow his example.
