or uncle from a previous generation the son, grandson, or other descendant of her sibling Rules Mahram A Muslim woman's mahrams form the group of allowable escorts when she travels. For a spouse, being mahram is a permanent condition. That means, for example, that a man will remain mahram to his ex-mother-in-law after divorcing her daughter. See also Baligh Cousin marriage Dayyuth Hijab Ḥ-R-M Islamic sexual jurisprudence Islamic marital jurisprudence Chaperone (social) - an adult female escort for unmarried girls in Western European tradition, dueña in Spanish (anglicised duenna). References Abdul-Rahman, Muhammad Saed, Islam: Questions and Answers - Jurisprudence and Islamic Rulings, London: MSA Publication Limited, 2007, pp. 22–23. Packard, Gwen K., Coping in an Interfaith Family, New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 1993, p. 11. Arabic words and phrases in Sharia Human population genetics Marriage in Islam Kinship and descent Modesty in Islam Sex segregation and Islam Islamic terminology