Walima

valima (Arabic: وليمة, romanized: valīma), or the wedding reception banquet, is the second of the two traditional parts of an Islamic wedding. The valima is performed after the nikah (Arabic: نكاح) or marriage ceremony. It designates a feast in Arabic. The valima is used as a symbol to show domestic happiness in the household post-marriage.[1] As per sharia, the valima only takes place where the groom resides (which is also the new location for the bride). It is from the groom's side as a token of appreciation after the couple have met in isolation. The groom is to incur all marriage expenses and pay for the valima meal.[2]

A Bengali Muslim bride on her Bou Bhat
  1. ^ World faiths, Teach yourself - Islam. By Ruqaiyyah Maqsood. ISBN 0-340-60901-X. Page 179/180.
  2. ^ Fair, C. Christine (2018-12-15). In Their Own Words: Understanding Lashkar-e-Tayyaba. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-006203-3.