New Delhi, Jun 1: Over 50,000 Muslim women and men have signed a petition spearheaded by Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) seeking a ban on triple talaq. The women have sought support to abolish the “heinous” practice, which they have termed as “un-Quranic”
The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) wrote to the National Commission for Women and sought its support to make the practice that “destroys the life of women” as illegal.
“We demand to end the practice of oral or unilateral divorce or triple talaq and we have collected 50,000 signatures from women and men for this,” the rights group said in their letter to Lalitha Kumaramanglam, Chairperson, National Commission for Women.
The group had found that women want “a legal ban on the practice of the heinous practice which destroys the life of many women and children”.
They had compiled case studies of women who have “suffered” the ordeal of triple talaq.
“We are bringing out the suffering and pain caused to women and children owing to this inhuman practice,” it added.
The co-founders, Noorjehan Safia Niaz and Zakia Soman of BMMA “strive for equal citizenship of Muslims as enshrined in the Constitution as well as for justice and equality for Muslim women based on the Quranic tenets”.
“The instant method of divorce has no mention in the Quran. In fact the Quranic method requires a 90 day process of dialogue, reconciliation and mediation before divorce takes place,” they said.
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Talaq OR divorce is among all legal things it is the only very hatred thing to ALLAH the creator of all.
And it is the last option in Islam when it is the only method for both wife and husband if they can not continue their married relation.
Divorce is a 3step process. There has to be mediation of senior members of both the spouses. If they decide it is impossible to continue the married life, then the spouses can go for 1st Talaq.
Once the Talaq is pronounced, there is a time of iddat (waiting period). This period is the completion of menstrational period. Until the wife completely cleaned.
This is not ONE GO process.
For the third time only it completely comes into Talaq and separation is pronounced.
Both needs to consult the Religious scholars.
May Allah guide to understand the sanctity of married and family life and to fulfill our obligations
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