Conclusion

Notes 1. Quran, 4:3. 2. Encyclopaedia Britannica (1984), vol. 7, p. 37. 3. Ibid, vol 14, p. 1102. 4. Ibid, vol. 16, p. 137. 5. Figures taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica (1984). 6. AI-Bukhari, Sahih, Bab la Yunkihu al-Ab wa Ghairuhu alBikra wath-Thayyiba illa bi Ridaha (Fath al-Bari, 9/157). 7. Abu Dawud, Sunan,Kitab an-Nikah, 2/232. 8. Ad-Darimi, Sunan, Kitab an-Nikah, 2/170. 9. Ibn Kathir, Al-Bidayah wa an-Nihayah, 7/153. 10. India Today (New Delhi), November 15, 1987. 11. Encyclopaedia Britannica (1984),8/97.