3. introduction
“Any young man, who makes dowry a
condition to marriage, discredits his
education and his country and dishonors
womanhood.”
(Mahatma Gandhi)
• Cultural cancer
• Woman is not for sale
• Status symbol
• Acceptance by society
4. CAUSES OF BECOMING SOCIAL EVIL
• Necessary condition for marriage
• Token to become rich
• Materialistic attitude
• Hyper gamy
• Lack of education
• Discrimination
5. CONSEQUENCES OF DOWRY
• Late marriage
• Unhappy married life
• Unsuitable matches
• Increase in mental illness
• Huge debt
• Lowering of women’s status
• Threats of divorce
• Suicide
7. FACTS ABOUT DOWRY
• 500 suicides every year
(Source: National Bureau of Investigation)
• ‘One bride burnt every hour’.
(Source: New Internationalist Blog)
• Dowry kills SEVEN women
everyday
• Dowry calculators
9. DOWRY AND ISLAM
Prophet (PBUH) said, “The most blessed marriage
is one in which the marriage partners place the
least burden on each other.”
Source: al-Bayhaqi in his Shu’ab al-Iman & Mishkat al-Masabih
“And give to the women (whom you marry) their
mehr (compulsory bridal money given by the
husband to his wife at the time of marriage)
with a good heart.”
Surah Nisa verse no. 04
10. WAYS TO ERADICATE THIS SOCIAL
EVIL
1. Youth education and awareness
2. Follow Islam
3. Implementation of laws
4. Active NGO’s
5. Firm stand
6. Role of Parents
7. Steps by Government