Q. The amount of money to which a wife is entitled to get from her husband in Muslim marriages is called__
Answer: Mahr
Notes: Mahr or dower is a practice associated with Muslim marriage. It is the sum of money or other property which a wife is entitled to get from her husband in consideration of the marriage. As per Muslim law, the mahr is the obligation imposed upon a husband as a mark of respect for the wife. Its main purpose is to check on the husband to divorce a wife.