ArabicArabic words for a marriage certificate
In many Arabic-speaking countries the official marriage record is the marriage contract itself, عقد زواج, registered with a court or civil registry. Other documents are titled وثيقة زواج ("marriage document") or شهادة زواج ("marriage certificate"). عقد القران (ʿaqd al-qirān) is another term for the marriage contract.
A religious marriage contract is often called عقد نكاح (ʿaqd nikāḥ). Each document is translated under the title it carries.
- Names, dates of birth and nationalities of the husband (الزوج) and wife (الزوجة)
- Date and place of the marriage
- Names of the guardian (الولي) and witnesses (الشهود)
- Dowry (المهر): the advance (مقدم الصداق) and deferred (مؤخر الصداق) amounts
- Registrar or court, registration number, stamps and signatures
Marriage certificate terms in Arabic
A one-page marriage certificate costs $95 ($130 urgent); 2 pages cost $180.
| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage contract / certificate | عقد زواج | ʿaqd zawāj |
| Marriage document | وثيقة زواج | wathīqat zawāj |
| Marriage certificate | شهادة زواج | shahādat zawāj |
| Marriage contract (alternative term) | عقد القران | ʿaqd al-qirān |
| Islamic marriage contract | عقد نكاح | ʿaqd nikāḥ |
| Dowry | المهر | al-mahr |
| Guardian | الولي | al-walī |
| Divorce | طلاق | ṭalāq |
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Last updated 5 November 2026