Talk about rising costs of living.
It seems that the Hantaran (dowry) for Muslim brides have increased too. The dowry is a fixed amount of money that the groom has to pay to the bride's parents, on top of wedding expenses. As recently as a few years ago, the Hantaran for a Muslim bride would be about $7000. Today a figure as high as $10,000 is not unheard of.
From what I understand, some Malay men have decided to take out an installment plan on their brides too.
So how much is a Muslim lady worth and how do you determine her value anyway? Many of my friends have been asking this question.
With that I have configured a Hantaran Calculator
Do give it a try and see how much you (or your bride) is worth.
But a word of caution though. The Hantaran Calculator has been configured with deep-seated Malay stereotypes, based on certain qualities that our elders look out for when "valuing" a girl. For example her age (too old is not good), education level (too high is not good either), and whether or not she is a virgin (some elders can actually tell).
Note: Islam frowns upon wastage and preaches moderation, even when holding weddings. So take the calculator with a pinch of salt :)
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Lol...lol...lol...I must say your hantaran calculator was a laugh! I am so tempted to change the stats and see if it increases or decreases..:P
ReplyDeleteWill pass on this link to all my friends who are single to evaluate their "credit-worthiness"...
Glad my fiance has other ideas about how much I am worth to him...priceless!
$8000??!!!!!
ReplyDeletenonononononononnooo
10K and above still the market price
whakakakkaka
OMG, this is crazy ... =|
ReplyDeleteALL brides are PRICELESS !
yeah, ok, this calculator shld be just for laughs only....=D
Hi Ridzwan, a very interesting article! I've featured it at The Singapore Daily [singaporedaily.wordpress.com]. Keep blogging!
ReplyDeleteHi Ridzwan, very interesting! I hope no one really uses it to calculate their dowries! I've featured your post in The Singapore Daily [singaporedaily.wordpress.com]. Keep blogging!
ReplyDeleteJangan lah ikut harga pasaran... ikan kah korang ni? Haa.. nasihat2kan lah mak bapak... anak nak kahwin utk senang masa hadapan.. bukan senang masa kahwin... susah bayar utang masa depan... PERINGATAN: bukan jual pusi ya... anda dirikan komuniti bukan jual bodi :)
ReplyDeleteTapi.. kalau nak jual gak.. jangan marah bila bercerai berai :) Sebab dah jadikan diri macam p*l*cur :)
erkk, if i submittted da particular, it goes nowhre ryte.. hMm 2me, 7k is oredi alot wat more 9k?~!it is more than alot. Sabda Rasulullah 'alaihissalam: "Sebaik-baik wanita adalah yang rendah mahrnya.." n wat more a hantaran.. cos da most impt. is da mahr not hantaran. i personally tink dat hantaran is juz an adat Melayu. My ex Kelantanese roommate ever told me if its in Kelantan, da mahr is higher than da hantaran. 'ala kulli hal, ukur baju d bdn sendiri.. Ikut kemampuan bukan pasaran.. ;> -hana'-
ReplyDeleteTheres no such thing as market price for Hantarans.
ReplyDeleteMy fiance asked how much is my hantaran; n when I say its up to him, whatever he can afford; he was quite surprised with my answer. Thinking that I was pulling his leg.
But its true. And I'm happy with the 7k that he plans to give me. Most important is to know each other's responsibilities once we become husband n wife.
Hey...
ReplyDeleteyour hantaran calculator is not so accurate leh...
here's what i keyed in:
1) Age : 26-30
2) Single and virgin
3) Bachelor's degree
4) Edible quality dishes
5) Acceptable weight
6) Income is 1500-3000
7) Pretty sweet & pleasant
8) I'm polite most of the time
9) My family is known to be good folks
10) Full practising Muslim
11) Completed Quran more than once
And the results show as $9,00. =/
Are you missing a decimal place?
hey your statistics is just like mine! :)
ReplyDeletebut i got $9,000 leh. correct wat. hey ridzwan, put a function to print a receipt so i can show my boyfriend and ask from him the amount! wink wink
Assalamu'alaikum Bro,
ReplyDeletekalau tak silap, the term dowry refers to mas kahwin or mahar; according to Islam. As for hantaran, takda pulak istilah tu dalam Islam atau english, or maybe kita boleh classified dia as Gift.
Wallahu 'alam
Why buy the cow when u can get the milk for free..? *nudge nudge
ReplyDeleteHere's my offer to Sg gerls : $1.20
alamak, harga susu, strawberry, high low nyer harga pun tak sampai.
ReplyDeleteNape asyik kisah sngat psl hantaran utk perempuan...!!!
ReplyDeleteNape tak buat kiraan bagi teruna lak...misalan... berapa yg spatut dan tak spatut si-jang tu byr(Had maxima dan minima) mcm table gitu.
Asyik sibuk cite psl brg mhl.. hrga naik la.. tu la..ni la..
Kdg2 tepikir yg nak dikawin tu..ada ke ciri mcm org tua kite dulu... pndai sgala2 nya..tak cuma hrpkan maid aje..!!???
wow... saye dapat $11,000. saye nak print muke surat ini beri kan kepade lelaki yang ingin masuk minang. heehee... kelakar benar.
ReplyDeleteAssuming I am not married, it'll cost someone around RM7500 to get me.
ReplyDeleteMy husband paid the same amount, 9 years ago.
Errr... so..
ps: definitely will forward this to my frens
Hi Ridzwan,
ReplyDeleteMe and my wife loved the Hantaran Calculator, we forwarded it to many of our friends and they loved it too.
I would like to port the calculator to facebook, if one is not already there.
Please email me at fadzly at gmail and tell me if I have your consent.
Bye
-Eddie
Hi Ridzwan,
ReplyDeleteFunny that nowadays, Muslim lady tend to want higher figure for Hantaran.
From my opinion, Hantaran is not important. What important is mas kahwin.
Hantaran is just Malay traditional. Even without hantaran you can still get married.
Probably, not so many people heard about Bruneians that got married without hantaran. Not an emergency marriage. It is plan for couple of months with lots of relatives coming to the wedding. The bride just dont want hantaran. What important is 'mas kahwin' and got married.
There you go!!! but hey it depends of what you want and your view of hantaran.
But would you want your future husband to be moneyless??????
paying debts every month for the wedding especially the costly hantaran. Endded-up, the wifes (lady) have to support the family.
Hehe, too funny. Surprisingly almost accurate to what I'm getting, hush hush. I wonder what's the highest though in this calculator of yours.
ReplyDeleteI'll definitely be linking it to my wedding blog sometime later. Yeay for procrastination!! =]
Wait a second! I just realized it was in Singapore Dollars and not MYR. Ahaha. So yeah, the result I got is pretty much double to what I'm actually getting. Lol!
ReplyDeleteoh gosh ..interesting ridzwan. hmmm i gotten more than what was being feautured! *wink wink. and was never asked from me or my side. if its MYR it would be like 23,000 rm ++ :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so funny.
ReplyDelete"Thank You for using this calculator.
Based on the matrimonial information you have supplied and considering prevailing economic conditions, your Hantaran would be $8,000"
economic conditions??? hehehehe
i just got married. i gotten 4k more than whats stated above from my hubby. family n me didnt even put any price. FOC also can. As long we happy. His family never come out any single cents except for 1 big gold gift. well its all up to individual and how far the person(s) finance can stretch. And plus...our combined 2 days wedding function from A to Z exclude personal gifts.... 75% is on him. ehehhehe.. Alhamdulillah...my rezeki. hail to my dearest hubby..lurp u many many.
hey! eventho i am not getting married yet, I did try it on! and my result is $7500. funny. but i can make a suggestion to my future husband la.. haha.. great trick u got there huh? =P
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