What happened: In an unusual occurrence, on March 11, a female qazi performed the marriage ceremony of former President Zakir Hussain’s great-grandson. Former Planning Commission member, Syeda Saiyadain Hameed took on the role of qazi to officiate Rahman and Ursila Ali’s nikaah. Details: “The terms set forth in the nikaahnama were drafted under the auspices of the Muslim Women’s Forum, an organisation whose founding president was the groom’s great-grandmother Begum Saeeda Khurshid,” Ms Hameed said in a statement. More: The iqrarnama (agreement) enlists the conditions mutually agreed upon by the bride and groom, pertaining to equal rights and responsibilities, respect and regard for all aspects of married life, according to the statement. Whereas the quranic injunctions for solemnising the nikaah are mehr, witnesses, and the qazi, the added significance of this nikahnama is the iqrarnama (agreement).