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unusual facts about Nikah mut‘ah



Marriage in Islam

In addition to the usual marriage until death or divorce, there is a different fixed-term marriage known as zawāj al-mutʻah ("Temporary marriage") permitted only by Twelvers (a branch of Shia Islam) for a pre-fixed period.


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Islamic marital jurisprudence

In Shia jurisprudence, the contract is transformed into a nikah mut'ah.