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Khulʿ (Arabic: خلع), also called khula, is a procedure based on traditional jurisprudence, that allows a Muslim woman to initiate a divorce [1] by returning the mahr and everything she received from him during their life together, or without returning anything, as agreed by the spouses or judge's decree, depending on the circumstances.
Divorce according to Islamic law can occur in a variety of forms, some initiated by a husband and some by a wife. The main categories of Islamic customary law are talaq ( repudiation ), khulʿ (mutual divorce) and faskh (dissolution of marriage before the Religious Court). [ 1 ]
Divorce in Islam can take a variety of forms, some initiated by the husband and some initiated by the wife. The main traditional legal categories are talaq (repudiation), khulʿ (mutual divorce), judicial divorce and oaths. The theory and practice of divorce in the Islamic world have varied according to time and place. [60]
The 1939 act (Act No. 8 of 1939) is meant to consolidate and clarify the provisions of Muslim Law relating to suits for dissolution of marriage brought by women married under Muslim Law. The act received assent of the Governor-General on 17 March 1939. [3] In Muslim law, the wife can claim divorce under extrajudicial or judicial modes.
The provision in question is Section 3(1)(a) of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 which states that "a reasonable and fair provision and maintenance to be made and paid to her within the iddah period by her former husband". [6]
"Finally, I feel free today," Shayara Bano, who was divorced through triple talaq and was one of five women who brought the case, said after the ruling.
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The question of khula divorce often turns on the dower: if the woman is seeking the divorce, she has to return the dower to the man, or else the divorce cannot proceed. Since in traditional Islamic society, men are traditionally the bank account holders and women are traditionally homemakers, the woman has no purchase, and cannot obtain a loan ...