Although Islam permits divorce, it lays great emphasis on it being a concession, and a measure to be resorted to only when there is no alternative. Seeing it in this light, the Prophet Muhammad said…

Nature demands that men and women lead their lives together. The ideal way of leading such a life is, according to the Shariah, within the bonds of marriage. In Islam, marriage is both a civil…

Speaking Tree in TOI Edit Page | Jan. 02, 2018 In Islam, there is a prescribed procedure for divorce. First, divorce is considered extremely undesirable. But, if a couple seek to divorce, they have…

The Speaking Tree | August 22, 2017 As an Islamic scholar, I would say that the Supreme Court's judgment delivered on August 22 - striking down instant triple talaq as being unconstitutional - is…

Farida Khanam | The Speaking Tree | November 05, 2016 | New Age Islam At a meeting in New Delhi, Danial A Latifi shared with us a noteworthy experience with reference to the issue of talaq or…

There is a common misconception that a man can say Talaq, Talaq, Talaq to his wife in a row and it will lead to Talaq. This is totally an unIslamic practice. While marriage is the rule of life, and…