Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha is going to marry her boyfriend Azhar Iqbal. In such a situation, many questions related to this marriage are being raised on social media. The biggest question is that if the marriage took place under the Muslim Marriage Act, then what will Sonakshi have to do for this? Will she have to change her religion? Let us give you detailed information about this.
What has to be done for Nikah?
According to the Muslim Marriage Act, if a Hindu girl wants to marry a Muslim boy, then she first has to change her religion. Actually, under Islamic law, a Muslim cannot marry any girl who is an idol worshipper. This is the reason why before marriage, the girl has to change her religion and accept Islam. Recently, a news came when ‘Sasural Simar Ka’ serial fame Deepika Kakkar changed her religion to marry a Muslim actor Suhail. After changing her religion, she got a new name Faiza.
What will happen if you get married under the Special Marriage Act?
If Sonakshi does not want to change her religion to get married, then she can get married under the Special Marriage Act. Under this Act, people of two different religions can easily get married without changing their religion. This law, made in the year 1954, is applicable to every person in the country, irrespective of their religion or caste. To get married under the Special Marriage Act, the girl should be 18 years old and the boy should be 21 years old.
This is how marriage will happen under the Special Marriage Act
Let us tell you what all needs to be done for marriage under the Special Marriage Act. Let us tell you that to get married under this Act, the couple will have to apply in the marriage registration office 30 days before the marriage. If any objection is received regarding the marriage within the next 30 days, then the employees of the marriage registration office investigate it and if the objection is found to be correct, then the marriage registration office has the right to refuse your marriage. Talking about the documents required for this marriage, it is necessary for the boy and the girl to provide their identity card and address proof.
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