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48 SOLUTION THE VALUES OF THE QUR'AN

love felt at the beginning of a marriage is not lost when the parties decide
to terminate their marriage since it is done by mutual consent. This

attitude is consequent upon the rationale that parties do not perceive each
another merely as a man or a woman, but as human beings having faith
in Allah, and thus Allah's most elevated creation. This attitude maintains
courtesy after a divorce.
There are many measures taken in the Qur'an securing a woman's rights
after divorce. The ones pertaining to her economic situation maintain the
welfare of a divorced woman. The following verses inform us about the
benefits and monetary assistance specified by the mutual consent of both
parties as well as the treatment due a woman after separation:
Divorced women should receive maintenance given with correctness and
courtesy: a duty for all who are righteous. (Surat al-Baqara: 241)
… Give them a gift – he who is wealthy according to his means and he who
is less well off according to his means – a gift to be given with correctness
and courtesy: a duty for all good-doers. If you divorce them before you have
touched them but have already allotted them a dowry, they should have
half the amount which you allotted, unless they forgo it or the one in charge
of the marriage contract forgoes it. To forgo it is closer to fear of Allah. Do
not forget to show generosity to one another. Allah sees what you do. (Surat
al-Baqara: 236-237)
He who has plenty should spend out from his plenty, but he whose
provision is restricted should spend from what Allah has given him. Allah
does not demand from any self more than He has given it. Allah will
appoint after difficulty, ease. (Surat at-Talaq: 7)
Again from the verses, we know that, after the divorce, it is not lawful
for a man to keep anything he had given to his wife during the marriage.
All needs of a divorced woman related to housing are also guaranteed
during the waiting period after the divorce. According to the Qur'an, it is

also unlawful to inherit women by force.
What has been related so far reveals that adhering to the Qur'an brings
solutions. In a society where people live by the Qur'an, women are not
subjected to maltreatment and dishonored as in other societies.