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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
Time period: 1921-present. Early years only included Europeans. Registration of the general populous became compulsory in 1957. | Time period: 1921-present. Early years only included Europeans. Registration of the general populous became compulsory in 1957. | ||
Marriage contracts: | Marriage contracts: | ||
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Legal contracts of marriage are the closest thing in Islamic society to marriage records. In Islamic tradition marriage is considered a legal contract between two families and is not considered a religious sacrament. Islamic law courts [sharia] handled the majority of litigation, particularly in the domain of personal and family status including marriage and divorce. | Legal contracts of marriage are the closest thing in Islamic society to marriage records. In Islamic tradition marriage is considered a legal contract between two families and is not considered a religious sacrament. Islamic law courts [sharia] handled the majority of litigation, particularly in the domain of personal and family status including marriage and divorce. | ||
Time period of marriage contracts: 1400-present | Time period of marriage contracts: 1400-present<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Jordan,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2000.</ref> | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||