Law of Marriage )A Comparative Analysis of Arthashastra and Islamic Jurisprudence(

Abstract

Family is first and the basic unit of the society .Family lays the foundation of the any nation and shapes the destiny of the upcoming generations. It provides a safer place for young, so they can be brought up, educated, trained and civilized citizen. The mankind likes to live in society being social and affectionate to others. The main objective of the marriage in Islam is preservation of the human life in the frame of Islamic principles on the planet in the shape of procreation. Before the rise of Islam, woman was considered as property and was deprived of the inheritance .In social practice, she had no right to exercise her power or will in her property. Man and woman are two prime figures of the human society; each of them has its own identity as well as personality. The coordination of man and woman shapes the family. In this paper the law of marriage and their basic terms & conditions and principles has been discussed in detail