▁by ▁ 2 ▁mar hal ah ▁( appro xim ately ▁two ▁days ▁by ▁walking ▁distance , ▁about ▁ 9 0   km ), ▁the ▁terms ▁are ▁being ▁met ▁by ▁using ▁Al lah ▁as ▁the ▁W ali ▁M uk min in . ▁This ▁strict ▁conditions ▁must ▁be ▁met ▁for ▁the ▁solemn isation ▁of ▁the ▁marriage ▁called ▁the ▁Nik ah . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁father ▁is ▁still ▁alive ▁but ▁unknown ▁where about s ▁in ▁Singapore , ▁the ▁Reg istry ▁will ▁take ▁out ▁a ▁pet ition ▁notice ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁papers ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁the ▁Muslim ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁marriage ▁to ▁be ▁approved . ▁This ▁takes ▁within ▁ 3 0 ▁days . ▁ ▁No ▁w ali ▁is ▁needed ▁if ▁the ▁b ride ▁is ▁a ▁Muslim ▁convert ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁convert ▁in ▁the ▁family . ▁ ▁R ules ▁of ▁the ▁Nik ah ▁are ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁b ride , ▁gro om , ▁two ▁male ▁Muslim ▁witness es ▁or ▁four ▁female ▁Muslim ▁witness es ▁( in dependent ▁of ▁the ▁family ), ▁The ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁W ali , ▁K adi ▁and ▁Mah ar ▁or ▁Mas ▁K aw in ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁The ▁dow ry ▁is ▁not ▁mand atory ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁gift ▁to ▁the ▁b ride ' s ▁family ▁to ▁c ater ▁for ▁the ▁wed ding ▁exp enses . ▁The ▁ma har ▁( current ly ▁set ▁at ▁least ▁S $ 2 0 0 ) ▁is ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁the ▁wife ' s ▁exp enses ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁for ▁the