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Mehr / dower calculator

Compute prompt and deferred mehr split, with optional inflation indexing for recovery suits.

Calculation inputs

Total mehr fixed in nikahnama (₨)

The amount written in clause 13–17 of the nikahnama. Symbolic mehrs (e.g. one tola gold) — convert to current PKR value first.

Prompt vs deferred split25%

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Typical: 25% prompt (muajjal), 75% deferred (muwajjal). All-prompt and all-deferred are also valid.

Year of nikah

Year of claim

Adjust deferred for inflation

Pakistan CPI averaged ~10% YoY. Long-deferred mehrs lose value sharply — courts increasingly accept inflation-indexed claims.