An 18-year-old woman was allegedly taken from her Sydney bedroom, raped and forced to marry a Muslim man under sharia law in a terrifying ordeal that lasted almost 24 hours.

Chafic Charylala, 31, allegedly drove to the woman's Bankstown home early on Monday morning before taking her to the Novotel at Brighton Le Sands, and then to a Lakemba house, where an Islamic ceremony took place under a sheik.

The frightened 18-year-old, who cannot be named, knew the man. Her family had recently rejected a marriage proposal by him.

After the ceremony she was driven down the Hume Highway towards Melbourne, where Mr Charylala's cousin lives, but officers intercepted the vehicle after her family contacted police.

Chafic Charylala. (Facebook)

Mr Charylala was arrested in Gundagai on Monday night and charged with kidnapping, sexual assault and indecent assault.

The matter was heard at Wagga Wagga Local Court yesterday.

He did not apply for bail and it was formally refused.