Concerning Divorce
After Divorce
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responsible for her upkeep. In the absence of
even this third form, the Islamic
shari‘ah
holds
the State Treasury
(baitul mal)
responsible for
bearing her expenses. She will be entitled to
receive the money for her necessities.
Because of the number of provisions made under
Islamic law for women it has never been the case in
Islamic history that Muslim divorced women have
been cast adrift, helpless, with no one to look after
them.
Indian columnist, Khushwant Singh has remarked
that we do not hear of Muslim women committing
suicide or being tortured like Hindu women, which
is a proof that Islam has already given them
adequate liberty and has made enough provision
for them to be supported in times of emergencies.
A new dimension has been added to the issue since
the women of this day and age can leave their
homes to work, and are therefore not as entirely
dependent on men as they used to be in the past:
there is no need then to make laws which provide
for them at the expense of their menfolk. When they
are earning like men, what is the point in making
