Woman in Islamic Shari‘ah
7. Concerning divorce
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Separation, of course, is strongly advised against in
the case of minor provocations. Are we not
commanded by God to be tolerant and forgiving? It
is meant only as a last resort, when it has become
truly unavoidable.
Islamic law is thus fair to both husband and wife,
unlike occidental law, which places an undue
burden on the man, while, Hindu society forces the
woman into familial rejection, destitution and social
ostracism.
“THE MOST HATEFUL OF ALL LAWFUL
THINGS”
While marriage is the rule of life, and divorce only
an exception, the latter must also be accepted as a
reality. Indeed there already exist commandments
to deal, accordingly, with such cases in both divine
and human laws.
The only true, authentic representation of divine law
now exists in the form of the Qur’an, it having been
preserved in its entirety by God and free, therefore,
from all human interpolations. In the Qur’an, and in
the Hadith, there are various commandments
