In Islamic sharia legal terminology, a mahram (Arabic محرم, also transcribed mahrim or maharem) is an unmarriageable kin with whom sexual intercourse would be considered incestuous, a punishable taboo. Current usage of the term covers a wider range of people and mostly deals with the practice of hijab. This is a sub-article of fiqh and Law and economics. ... Islamic politics is the profession of Muslim politicians. ... Marriage in Islam is considered to be of the utmost importance. ... Islamic criminal jurisprudence is the Islamic criminal law. ... gadfglkjfdgvkleajbvgopigreogaerpo[gkaerokgkflgsgopsadfvgks;dfkgsdg;dlsfskgsdfgskgkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk ... As-Salāmu `Alaykum (السلام عليكم) is an Arabic language greeting used in both Muslim and Christian cultures. ... InshaAllah (ان شاء الله ) is an Arabic phrase evoked by Muslims to indicate hope for an aforementioned event to occur in the future. ... Adherents of Islam are concerned with clothing in two contexts: clothing for everyday, inside and outside the house, and clothing required in specifically religious contexts. ... This is a sub-article to Islamic jurisprudence and Sex segregation Islam discourages social interaction between men and women but not all interaction between men and women. ... Illustration of an Islamic headscarf Hijab or ħijāb () is the Arabic term for cover (noun), based on the root حجب meaning to veil, to cover (verb), to screen, to shelter In some Arabic-speaking countries and Western countries, the word hijab primarily refers to womens head and body covering... Main article: Hijab A woman wearing a niqāb in Yemen A niqāb (Arabic نِقاب) is a veil which covers the face, worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijāb. ... Islamic family relations concerns both the close family as well as the more distant families. ... A lithographic painting depicting a muslim funeral procession in India, circa 1888 Islamic funeral or funeral rites in Islam is about specific rites followed in Islam for burying the dead. ... Many muslims when praying their daily prayers have to say the The Salat Ibrahimiya goes like this This translates to Oh God exalt Mohammad and his progeny as you have exalted Ibrahim and his progeny in these worlds as You are All Praiseworthy All Glorious. ... Islamic theological jurisprudence is the filed of Islamic jurisprudence specialized in theological issues. ... This is a sub-article to fiqh and Hygiene Hygiene in Islam is a prominent topic but one which non-Muslims are not very familiar with. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ... It has been suggested that Rule of sharia be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Duration of sexual intercourse be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... . ... Illustration of an Islamic headscarf Hijab or ħijāb () is the Arabic term for cover (noun), based on the root حجب meaning to veil, to cover (verb), to screen, to shelter In some Arabic-speaking countries and Western countries, the word hijab primarily refers to womens head and body covering...

The plural form of the word in the Arabic language is maharim with long second vowel (Arabic محارم, also transcribed maharem). Sometimes the word is capitalized but there isn't a general consensus that the word should be capitalized like Muslim. (The Arabic alphabet of course has no upper-case vs. lower-case distinction.) Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing Arabic and various other languages, together with various closely related scripts that typically differ in the presence or absence of a few letters. ...

Note that being mahram is a reciprocal condition. When A is mahram to B, B is definitely mahram to A.

Who is mahram?

Anybody (whom a Muslim is not allowed to get married to) from opposite sex that have reached puberty is considered as mahram. Puberty refers to the process of physical changes by which a childs body becomes an adult body capable of reproduction. ...

A woman's opposite-sex mahrams fall into four categories (three categories in the strict-sense definition that does not count one's spouse). Note that mahrams for a man can be derived in a similar manner.

1. husband
2. permanent or blood mahrams with whom you become mahram by a blood relationship:
   1. father, grandfather, great-grandfather and so on;
   2. brother;
   3. son, grandson, great-grandson;
   4. uncle, parents' uncle, grandparents' uncle and so on;
   5. nephew, grandnephew, great-grandnephew and so on;
3. in-law mahrams with whom you become mahram by marrying someone:
   1. father-in-law;
   2. son-in-law;
   3. step-father (mother's husband) if their marriage is consummated;
   4. step-son (husband's son) if her marriage is consummated;
4. radha' or milk-suckling mahrams with whom you become mahram because of being nursed by a woman. When a woman breast feeds an infant that is not her own child for a certain amount of time with certain conditions, she becomes the child's radha' mother and all said about blood mahrams applies here like radha' father/mother, radha' sister/brother, radha' aunt/uncle and so on.

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Some rules regarding mahrams and non-mahrams

• Theoretically, a woman's Mahrams form the group of allowable escorts for a Muslim woman when she travels.
• An adopted-brother (adopted-sister) of a woman (man) is not mahram to her (him) and they can marry each other. The term adopted means those children who are adopted by one's parents for the purpose of providing shelter and upbringing and who do not fall under the relationships outlined under the paragraph Who is Mahram? (see above).
• Except for the spouse, being mahram is a permanent condition. That means, for example, a man will remain mahram to his ex-mother-in-law after divorcing her daughter. One is not mahram to his/her ex-spouse.
• One must not stay with a non-mahram in seclusion where none of their mahrams is present (see also proxemics).
• A radha' sister (brother) is only mahram to the boy (girl) that her (his) mother has breast fed. That means she (he) is not mahram to his (her) other brothers (sisters) unless the mother has fed them separately.
• If wives of a man each become a radha' mother of a child, all children and all radha' mothers will be mahram to each other.

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See also

• H-R-M

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External links

• Shaking hands with a non-maham woman on islamonline.com