Nisa, EvaJoseph, Suad2022-08-08Eva Nisa, “Marriage Practices: Indonesia”, in: Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures, General Editor Suad Joseph. Consulted online on 08 August 2022 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1872-5309_ewic_COM_002088> First published online: 20169004113800http://hdl.handle.net/1885/270277According to Islamic belief, marriage is the most important event in the life of a Muslim. In Indonesia [1], the most often recited verse during the marriage ceremony is Q 30:21: "And among His signs is this: He creates for you mates out of your own kind, so that you might incline towards them, and He engenders love and tenderness between you: in this, behold, there are messages indeed for people who think!"The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) / ERC grant agreement 324180. The title of the project: Problematizing ‘Muslim Marriages’: Ambiguities and Contestations.application/pdfen-AU© 2016 Brill201610.1163/1872-5309_ewic_COM_0020882021-08-01