The courtship request proposed by the suitor from the betrothed one from the perspective of the five religions Dr Asadi Hormoz*, Oboodi Abdalrahim** *Faculty Member, Department of Law, Ramhormoz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ramhormoz, Iran **PhD candidates, Department of Law, Ramhormoz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ramhormoz, Iran Online published on 19 November, 2016. Abstract Regarding marriage, it is ordinary and common for the men to ask for courtship from a woman; that is the man usually makes a promise to get married to a woman. The legitimate and lawful courtship request has to be made based on some conditions the mandates and decrees of which differ according to the conditions and circumstances based upon which it has been proposed. On the other hand, proposition for a marriage is either performed explicitly and in a straightforward manner or it is wooed through the use of ironical expressions and by means of speaking allegorically. Also, there are cases of courtships in which the ex-husband asks for remarriage from her divorced ex-wife or it may be sought for from a woman who is spending her period of waiting (Iddah). It can be marriage request proposed to a woman to whom another marriage request has been previously and antecedently made by another suitor or it can be in the form of a woman asking for courtship from a man. The ordinances and the predicted decrees differ greatly according to the various moods through which a person asks for marriage to another one. Top Keywords Marriage proposition, courtesies, ordinances, barriers and conditionalities. Top |