Hantaran Calculator

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 CalculatorDo 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 :)

*dicopy sebijik-sebijik from blog bro rizwan :http://muhammad-ridzwan.blogspot.com/2007/10/hantaran-calculator.html .10Q Bro!n have fun people ;)