mahrum
Mahrum, often transliterated mahram, is an Islamic legal term for a person who is permanently forbidden to marry a given individual due to kinship, breastfeeding, or marriage ties. The concept applies to both men and women and is used in matters of marriage eligibility and, in some traditions, travel arrangements. In everyday language, the word also appears in languages such as Urdu with meanings like “deprived,” though that sense is separate from the kinship-use.
There are three main ways a person may become mahram to another. By blood or kinship, close
Travel is a common context in which mahram status matters. In many Islamic juristic traditions, a woman
Notes and variations: The precise list of mahrams and the scope of mahram status can differ among