Concerning Divorce
Divorce in Islam
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The state of marriage not only lays the foundations
for family life, but also provides a training ground
for individuals to make a positive adjustment to
society. When a man and woman prove to be a
good husband and a good wife, they will certainly
prove to be good citizens in the broad spectrum of
their social group. This has been aptly expressed in
a
hadith
:
“The best of you is one who is best for his
family.”
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The family being the preliminary unit for the
training of human beings, its disintegration has an
injurious effect on the society to which those human
beings must individually make a positive
contribution, if collectively they are to form a good
and just nation. If the family no longer exists, it is
the whole of humanity which suffers.
Once a man and a woman are tied together in the
bonds of matrimony, they are expected to do their
utmost, till the day they die to honour and uphold
what the Qur’an calls their firm contract, or
pledge.
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To this end, the full thrust of the
shari’ah
is
leveled at preventing the occurrence of divorce; the
