This means that the father is the legal head of the household and his word is final in all family matters. The men are also in charge of the family income and how it is spent. Women usually cook, carry water, wash clothes, and tend livestock. Much of Tatar culture and society have been shaped by Islamic laws and traditions. Polygamy is permitted, although monogamy is the norm.
Arranged marriages are uncommon, and ethnically mixed marriages are becoming more prevalent.
They pray by facing Mecca at dawn, midday, mid-afternoon, sunset, and at night. Men pray in the mosque under the leadership of a prayer leader, and the women usually pray at home. When they do worship at the mosque, the men and women worship separately. Muslims believe that his revelation completes the biblical revelations received by Jews and Christians. Many Tatar today will identify themselves as being a Muslim before they will identify themselves as being a Tatar.