Mahr Calculator
Calculate Islamic Mahr (dower) — Mahr-e-Fatimi based on live silver rate, custom amount, or split into prompt (mu'ajjal) and deferred (mu'wajjal) portions.
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Mahr Calculator
Generated on April 25, 2026
Live silver rate fetched from gold-api.com. Manual entry overrides. Pakistani retail silver typically +5-10% above international spot due to making/taxes.
15 silver bars × ~102 g each = 1531 g total (Mahr-e-Fatimi reference).
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Formula
Mahr-e-Fatimi = 1530.9 g silver × current price per gram. (480 dirhams × 3.0618 g/dirham per Hanafi reference.)
- 1Mahr-e-Fatimi reference: 480 dirhams × 3.0618 g/dirham = 1530.9 g silver.
- 2At Rs400/g: 1530.9 × 400 = Rs612,360.
- 3Mahr-e-Fatimi is the mahr the Prophet ﷺ gave to his daughter Fatima (RA) at her marriage to Ali (RA).
- 4Mainstream Hanafi opinion uses 1530.9 g; some sources cite 1487 g — variance ±3% in the result.
?What is the Mahr Calculator?
The Mahr Calculator helps Muslim couples and Nikah officiants compute a fair, Sunnah-aligned Mahr (also called Sadaq or dower) — the obligatory gift the husband gives to the wife at the time of marriage as her exclusive property per Quran 4:4. It supports three modes: Mahr-e-Fatimi (the Sunnah-recommended amount equivalent to 1530.9 grams of pure silver — the same Mahr the Prophet ﷺ gave his daughter Fatimah RA), a custom amount agreed mutually by the couple, and a Mu'ajjal / Mu'wajjal split that lets you separate the prompt portion (paid at Nikah) from the deferred portion (payable on demand or at divorce / death). Live silver rates are fetched in real time so the Mahr-e-Fatimi figure is always current. Mahr is a wife's right under Shariah — not optional, not symbolic, and not the same as a gift or jewelry.
The Formula
The Fatimi standard is 480 dirhams of pure silver. One Shariah dirham equals 2.975 grams (Hanafi: 3.0618 g, used here), giving 480 × 3.0618 ≈ 1530.9 grams of silver. At a typical 2025 PK silver rate of PKR 350–400/g, Mahr-e-Fatimi works out to roughly PKR 535,000–615,000 — well within the means of most Pakistani families. Mahr is the wife's property alone, not a gift to her parents. Under all four Sunni schools and Shia Ja'fari fiqh, the prompt portion (Mu'ajjal) becomes due immediately at Nikah and the deferred portion (Mu'wajjal) becomes due on demand by the wife — typically claimed at divorce or upon the husband's death (in which case it ranks as a debt against the estate, paid before any inheritance distribution).
Mahr-e-Fatimi at various silver-rate scenarios (PKR)
1530.9 grams of silver × current per-gram silver rate. Live rates fetched on the calculator page from the Pakistan bullion market.
| Silver rate (PKR/g) | Mahr-e-Fatimi (PKR) | Mu'ajjal 30% | Mu'wajjal 70% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 382,725 | 114,818 | 267,907 |
| 300 | 459,270 | 137,781 | 321,489 |
| 350 | 535,815 | 160,745 | 375,070 |
| 400 | 612,360 | 183,708 | 428,652 |
| 450 | 688,905 | 206,672 | 482,234 |
| 500 | 765,450 | 229,635 | 535,815 |
Put It in Perspective
In Pakistan, Mahr-e-Fatimi (~PKR 550,000) is roughly 8–12 months of an average graduate engineer's salary — modest by classical standards.
Saudi Arabia's average Mahr is SAR 30,000–50,000 (PKR 2.2–3.7 million) — far above the Sunnah Fatimi level, often subsidised by Royal grants.
UK Muslim couples commonly set Mahr at £5,000–£15,000 (PKR 1.7–5 million); Mu'wajjal often equals the cost of a future Hajj for the wife.
Mahr-e-Fatimi at modern silver prices is roughly the cost of a small motorcycle or 8–10 grams of 22-karat gold — affordable for most working husbands.
Practical Examples
Mahr-e-Fatimi at PKR 380/g silver = 1530.9 × 380 ≈ PKR 581,742 — a modest, Sunnah-aligned Nikah Mahr.
Custom Mahr of PKR 1,000,000 split 30/70: PKR 300,000 Mu'ajjal at Nikah + PKR 700,000 Mu'wajjal deferred.
International Pakistani diaspora (UK / US / Canada) often set Mahr at $5,000–$50,000 — converted to local currency for Nikah documentation.
A symbolic Mahr like a gold ring + the Quran is permitted but most scholars discourage it as below the Fatimi standard if affordable.
If the husband dies before paying Mu'wajjal, the entire deferred Mahr becomes a debt against his estate — paid before any Faraiz inheritance distribution.
In Khula' (wife-initiated divorce), the wife typically returns the Mahr in exchange for the dissolution; in talaq (husband-initiated), she keeps it.
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