Wikipedia's first sentence called it “unmarriageable kin with whom sexual intercourse would be considered incestuous”. Today it says “family member with whom marriage would be considered permanently unlawful”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Muslim's non-marriageable kin in Islamic law”. It now reads “Non-marriageable kin in Islamic law”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
In Islamic sharia legal terminology, a mahram , 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 .1The plural form of the word in Arabic language is maharim , but maharem is also used as the plural form of the word.2Sometimes the word is capitalized but there isn't a general consensus that the word should be capitalized like Muslim .3Note that in any case being mahram is a reciprocal condition.4When A is mahram to B , B is definitely mahram to A .5
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The opening as it stood in 2010 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
In this kinship chart, mahrams are shadowed.Note that not all mahrams are shown in the chart (specially at step-relatives and rada kinship). In Islamic sharia legal terminology, a mahram ( Arabic محرم, also transliterated 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 dress code practice of hijab .The plural form of the word in the Arabic language is maharim with long second vowel (Arabic محارم, also transliterated maharem ). Sometimes the word is capitalized but there isn't a general consensus that the word should be capitalized like Muslim . (The Arabic alphabet has no upper-case vs. lower-case distinction.) Being mahram is a symmetric condition. If A is mahram to B , B is definitely mahram to A .
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Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e In Islamic sharia legal terminology, a mahram ( Arabic محرم, also transliterated 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 dress code practice of hijab . The plural form of the word in the Arabic language is maharim with long second vowel (Arabic محارم, also transliterated maharem ). Sometimes the word is capitalized but there is not a general consensus that the word should be capitalized like Muslim . (The Arabic alphabet has no upper-case vs. lower-case distinction.) Being mahram is a mutual condition. If A is mahram to B , B is definitely mahram to A .
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Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e In Islam, a mahram is a member of one's family with whom marriage would be considered haram (illegal in Islam ); from whom purdah , or concealment of the body with hijab , is not obligatory; and who may serve as a legal escort of a woman during journeys longer than three days.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Muslim's non-marriageable kin in Islamic law Not to be confused with Maharam . Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e In Islam, a mahram is a family member with whom marriage would be considered permanently unlawful ( haram ). A woman does not need to wear hijab around her mahram or spouse, and an adult male mahram or husband may escort a woman on a journey, although an escort may not be obligatory.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Muslim's non-marriageable kin in Islamic law Not to be confused with Maharam . Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e In Islam , a mahram ( Arabic : مَحْرَمٌ ) is a family member with whom marriage would be considered permanently unlawful ( haram ). A woman does not need to wear hijab around her mahram or spouse, and an adult male mahram or husband may escort a woman on a journey, although an escort may not be obligatory.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “unmarriageable kin with whom sexual intercourse would be considered incestuous”. Today it says “family member with whom marriage would be considered permanently unlawful”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Muslim's non-marriageable kin in Islamic law”. It now reads “Non-marriageable kin in Islamic law”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
unmarriageable kin with whom sexual intercourse would be considered incestuous
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family member with whom marriage would be considered permanently unlawful
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