Hi! Making this post because there's a lot of confusion and people are not sure about some of the Muslim cultures/beliefs whatever you want to call it. Some have been answered around the forum but hopefully I'll be able to answer any other questions there are.
I'm a British Muslim so my answers may vary from what others think based on where they are from but I'll try to answer it as properly as I can.
Marriage Laws in Islam
Speaking from an Islamic point of view (that is without a specific country law) - men are allowed to marry up to 4 wives at the same time, whilst a woman can only be married to ONE man (though if she wishes to marry someone else, she must divorce her husband - or else called 'talaq' and then be able to marry someone else). From what I know about men have more than one wife, it's acceptable IF he is able to support them both financially, and more importantly the first wife MUST give her consent before he marries another.
Men are allowed to marry Muslims or people from the book ie, Jews & Christians whilst women are only allowed to marry other Muslims.
The marriage is called 'Nikah' and is a legal contract that must be signed in the presence of two witnesses. The bride also has a person acting as her 'Wali' which is like a guardian, it is usually her father but can be other male members if there is no father. At the time of the Nikah the bride is given something called a 'Mahr' which is usually some money or property/possession from the groom that legally becomes hers. The mahr is an Islamic tradition that must be paid and though there isn't specifically a concept for 'dowry', some families give payment to the groom's family from the bride's family - from what I know this is not an Islamic practice but it's become a part of the culture for some people.
I hope that made sense even though it was brief but let me know if there are still some things you don't understand or have any other questions & I'll do my best to answer them :]
TERMINOLOGY:
Differences between "Api and Baaji" & "Bi and Khala":
Originally posted by: ChemistryMajor
Yep, "appie" and "baaji" are both for older sisters, so like "didi". There's no difference between the two. Both are used commonly. My little cousins call me both appi and baaji.
There's also a slight variation of appie called aapi (long a sound).
"Khala" refers to mom's sister (mausi in hindi I believe). As far as "bi" is concerned, if you're talking about the "bi" that sounds like bee (honeybeee 😆), then I think that's said as a term of respect for usually an older woman. People often also use it for grandmothers or any woman who holds a place of high respect.
Originally posted by: HeavenlyBliss.
I think 'Aapi' is a more respectful term than 'baji', you may use it for an older sister who is more older such as 5 years and baji for a sister who is not very much older than you such as 1 or 2 years. But it doesn't really matter, you can use any of the terms to refer to an older sister :)
Originally posted by: PrincessN
Azaan or Adhan is called out by a muazzinn (person who recites the Azaan) from the Mashjidfive times a day, summoning muslims for mandatory Namaz..
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