Investigating the Importance of Mehr from the perspective of Islam and How to Observe it in Afghan Society

Abstract

The current study has been conducted under the title of investigating the importance of Mehr from the perspective of Islam and how to observe it in Afghan society. This topic has been selected due to the ignorance and inattention of some individuals in the society toward the Mehr as a Shariah ruling and the existence of numerous difference of opinions in the country’s courts regarding the payment of the Mehr. The main question of this research: What is the importance and position of Mehr from the perspective of Islamic Sharia, and how is the observance and attention to this Sharia rule in Afghan society? This is an applied research that was done using a mixed method (library and field). In the library section of this research, the verses of the Holy Quran, prophetic hadiths and prestigious jurisprudential books of Islamic sects have been used in relation to the explanation of the ruling and importance the Mehr from sharia perspective. A questionnaire was utilized to collect data for the field part of the research. The findings of the study were analyzed by SPSS software. The significant findings of the study show that despite the importance and special position of Mehr in Islamic Sharia as an obligatory matter, in the Afghan society, the level of awareness regarding this Sharia ruling and obedience
with Sharia principles in determining and implementing it is not satisfactory. According to the findings of the study, more than 50 percent of the participants did not confirm the awareness of the members of the society regarding the importance and Shariah status of the Mehr and its timely application.