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The "Triple Talaq" is an impotant topic discussed in India media currently. This post is aimed to explain what it means and why is it being emphasized upon, in a simple way.
What is Triple Talaq?
The word "Talaq" is Arabic meaning "to divorce". Hence, triple talaq essentially means uttering the word talaq, thrice, by the husband to his wife. This is an Islamic based means of divorce and is banned in Muslim-majority countries such as Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
How does it work?
As per the Koran(Quran), only after four serious attempts at reconciliation, is a Muslim husband permitted to utter the first divorce, which is followed by a three-month waiting period called iddah. If the couple resolve their marital dispute within this period, then the divorce gets cancelled, resuming the old life. During this three-month period, the second talaq can be uttered as well. If even after iddah, the couple do not resolve their dispute or do not reconcile, it is only then that the husband utters the final talaq.
Why is it being emphasized by the media?
The articles and news about this topic might have us thinking that the victims of triple talaq and gender discrimination are the reason that the Apex court (Supreme court) has taken this case with a five-judged constitution bench. But it is actually the Supreme court itself that which had asked for the registration of this case in October 2015. Political issues arising from the recent UP elections elevated this triple talaq as the only problem facing Muslim women, which was wrong and led to misplaced emphasis on triple talaq. Stats, quoted from The Hindu (May 16, 2017), say that the number of triple talaq-divorced Muslim women in India is just 0.25% of 83.97 million and 48.1% of Muslim women in India are illiterate. But all these facts were overlooked owing to the studies conducted by the BMMA (Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan) where the triple talaq was posed as the most significant issue affecting Muslim women.
The result:
Triple Talaq has no basis in the Koran and hence, is not fundamental to Islam. The Supreme court is guided by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), which views Islam only through a specific viewpoint that validates triple talaq and hence the debate. The BMMA has finally realized the essence of the issue and has submitted to the ban of triple talaq. The verdict by the Supreme court is pending and will soon be made.
Read in Detail: TheHindu
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