(a)Define the term Nikāh. (b)Enumerate ten categories of people prohibited to be married according to Qur’ān 4:22-24.
Explanation
(a)Nikāḥ is an Arabic word meaning “Marriage”,literally, it connotes tying or knotting,It is a legal contract between a man and a woman to be husband and wife. (b)*Mothers. *Daughters *Sisters *Paternal aunts *Maternal aunts. *Brother’s daughters. *Sister’s daughters *Grandmothers. *Foster mothers *Foster sisters *Mothers of your wives *Step daughters born of wives *Wives of your sons *Two sisters together. *Already married women. *Granddaughters. *Father’s wives. *Grandfather’s wives.
