Concerning Divorce
Two Ways of Divorcing
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part of the Caliph. He was entitled to punish in any
manner he thought fitting, anyone who digressed
from the
shari‘ah
. This right possessed by the ruler
of the time is clearly established in the
shari‘ah.
Many other instances, not necessarily relating to
personal disputes, can be cited of his exercise of this
right.
