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Khula divorce is an Islamic divorce by redemption. It is a divorce requested by the

wife and granted by the husband. This class of divorce approach, allows the wife to

end her possible un-working marriage by returning dowry (mahr) and any other

marriage expenses to the husband. It's an expensive form of approach, since the

wife might find it difficult to pay for the requested amount from her husband while

their marriage has reached an irretrievable point. Therefore, for a wife to

accomplish Khula divorce, she has to be brave, strong and financial capable.

Khula divorce is discussed in the Holy Qur'an and covered in the Islamic Shariah;

nevertheless, it is also part of Islamic practices (fiqh). There are two main ways

through which a woman can dissolve her marriage through Khula divorce, (I) is by

asking the husband to dissolve their marriage, by giving enough reasons for

dissolution, and (II) through the use of judicial decree, whereby, the wife seeks the

divorce through the Shariah Court. The Shariah Court through Qadi can dissolve

the marriage with or without the consent of the husband.

FEMALE RIGHTS ON KHULA DIVORCE

When the marriage becomes inevitable, the woman has the right to call for

dissolution. There are number of reasons behind which a woman can call off her

relationship, (I) when the husband has travelled and the wife does not know his

whereabouts, (II) when the husband can no longer fulfil his marital duties, (III) and

when the marriage has reached to an irretrievable breakdown which the wife can

no longer bear. Intentional negligence of the husband towards his wife and children

can also lead to Khula divorce.

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