The dowry law was a case in point.

She told him and he set out the first inquiry into what today we call Dowry Dance.

If your wives go away from you to disbelievers who will not give you back the dowry which you spent on them, let the Muslims pay back such dowry from the property of the disbelievers which may come into their hands. Have fear of God in whom you believe.

If your wives go away from you to disbelievers who will not give you back the dowry which you spent on them, let the Muslims pay back such dowry from the property of the disbelievers which may come into their hands. Have fear of God in whom you believe.

If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

And if that was correct, could a husband refuse to let his wife divorce him unless she repaid the dowry?

The talk shows addressed the issues of honour killings, dowry, violence against women, juvenile justice, jail reforms, child labour and minority rights.

Also, it is not a sin if you divorce your wives before the consummation of the marriage or the fixing of the dowry. But the dowry will be due from a husband whether he is rich or poor. It is payable in a reasonable amount according to the husband's financial ability. This is an obligation for the righteous ones.

Also, it is not a sin if you divorce your wives before the consummation of the marriage or the fixing of the dowry. But the dowry will be due from a husband whether he is rich or poor. It is payable in a reasonable amount according to the husband's financial ability. This is an obligation for the righteous ones.

Ms. Coker Appiah said that the Government did not seem to believe in the negative impact of traditional beliefs on women's status in society, although it had been clearly established in societies practising the dowry system, including her own country, Ghana, that the dowry was a tool used for women's subordination and to objectify women in marriage.

A new section, 174 A, was added to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, in 2001 which is specifically directed at curbing dowry related violence.

If you divorce your wives before the consummation of the marriage and the amount of dowry has been fixed, pay your wives half of the amount of their dowry unless she or her guardians drop their demand for payment. To drop such a demand is closer to piety. Be generous to each other. God is Well Aware of what you do.

If you divorce your wives before the consummation of the marriage and the amount of dowry has been fixed, pay your wives half of the amount of their dowry unless she or her guardians drop their demand for payment. To drop such a demand is closer to piety. Be generous to each other. God is Well Aware of what you do.

Ask me a great amount for a dowry, and I will give whatever you ask of me, but give me the young lady as a wife.

Ask me a great amount for a dowry, and I will give whatever you ask of me, but give me the young lady as a wife.

Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me but give me the damsel to wife.

Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me but give me the damsel to wife.

The Civil Code was clear the age of marriage should be 21, the dowry was illegal and immoral and marriage required the consent of both parties.

If a man entices a virgin who isn't pledged to be married, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

Leah said, God has endowed me with a good dowry. Now my husband will live with me, because I have borne him six sons. She named him Zebulun.

Leah said, God has endowed me with a good dowry. Now my husband will live with me, because I have borne him six sons. She named him Zebulun.

If a man entices a virgin who isn't pledged to be married, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

NGO reports to CEDAW have cited numerous examples of girls and women who have been sold to pay family debts or to supply money for a brother's dowry.

Although the Government had fought against that practice, it persisted to a large extent because not a single family, including its women, regarded the dowry as a negative tradition.

There was also the problem of a dowry being paid upon marriage, which the report stated was banned under Gabonese law, but which persisted as a custom in the country.

Ms. Dairiam said that the Government's response asserting that the dowry symbolized a woman's transfer from her family home to her marital domicile demonstrated a very stereotypical view of women.

And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons and she called his name Zebulun.

And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons and she called his name Zebulun.

And if you divorce them before the consummation of marriage, but after settling the dowry, then half the settled dowry must be paid, unless the woman forgoes it, or the person who holds the bond of marriage pays the full amount. And if the man pays the whole, it is nearer to piety. But do not forget to be good to each other, and remember that God sees all that you do.

And if you divorce them before the consummation of marriage, but after settling the dowry, then half the settled dowry must be paid, unless the woman forgoes it, or the person who holds the bond of marriage pays the full amount. And if the man pays the whole, it is nearer to piety. But do not forget to be good to each other, and remember that God sees all that you do.

And all married women, except those you rightfully possess. This is God s decree, binding upon you. Permitted for you are those that lie outside these limits, provided you seek them in legal marriage, with gifts from your property, seeking wedlock, not prostitution. If you wish to enjoy them, then give them their dowry a legal obligation. You commit no error by agreeing to any change to the dowry. God is All Knowing, Most Wise.

And all married women, except those you rightfully possess. This is God s decree, binding upon you. Permitted for you are those that lie outside these limits, provided you seek them in legal marriage, with gifts from your property, seeking wedlock, not prostitution. If you wish to enjoy them, then give them their dowry a legal obligation. You commit no error by agreeing to any change to the dowry. God is All Knowing, Most Wise.

Pay the women their dowry as though it were a gift. However, if they allow you to keep a part of it as a favor to you, you may spend it with pleasure.

Pay the women their dowry as though it were a gift. However, if they allow you to keep a part of it as a favor to you, you may spend it with pleasure.

The Committee had referred to Ordinance No. 63 69 on dowries not being applied, but the dowry was seen as a gesture without which parents would be reluctant to give their daughter in marriage.

Practices such as the payment of a dowry or bride price to the woman's family reinforce the concept that a man is literally purchasing his wife and has the right to do whatever he wants with her.

Because all of my best school friends were getting dolled up to get married with a lot of dowry, and here I was with a tennis racket and going to school and doing all kinds of extracurricular activities.

Saul said, You shall tell David, 'The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies.' Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

Saul said, You shall tell David, 'The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies.' Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

If you want to divorce a woman so that you can marry another, do not take back the dowry which you had paid even if what you paid was a large amount of gold. To do this is a slanderous act and a manifest sin.