Engagement And Marriage In The Twati Community During The 18 Th - 19 Th Centuries.

Abstract

The family is considered to be one of the basic components of society, the family in the Sahrawi society with its components and the characteristics of its components differs from the family in the urban societies in terms of the traditions and customs controlling and governing it . The Islamic family in the area of Twat is based on the teachings of the Islamic religion according to the Qur'aan and Sunnah. Nevertheless it is still standing in terms of its establishment steps and the stages of its construction according to the traditions which have undergone over generations and its name has been embeded between them over days and nights. In this study, we will try to find out about the nature of engagement and marriage in the Tawati community during the 18th and 19th century, and how much it uniqueness and distinctiveness differ from the rest of the families in the other desert communities, as well as the urban communities in the north. To have more information we ought to know the steps of engagement and its features then the marriage and its decrees and customs with reference to the value of dowries, which vary according to the constituents of the Tawati community , with a review of the post-construction of the family, then we dealt with the issue of divorce highlighting the most prominent problems that hinder the continuation of marital life and threaten its entity.