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Status of Women in Islam

And whoever transgresses the limits of Allah - it is those who are the

wrongdoers.” Quran 2:229

It is quite obvious that it is not lawful for the husband
to take or withhold anything out of what he has given or
promised to give as ‘Mahr’ or dower to the wife.

The next part of the verse deals with ‘Khala’ or ‘Mubarat’
as it is called in law. Under this law, if the wife feels unable
to put up with her husband any longer she may seek to

be freed of the wedlock by returning the dower if she has
already received it or to forgo it, if it is still due to her and
take ‘Khala’ divorce from the ‘Hakim al-Shara’ who is the
authentic administrator of the law.

Two divorces followed by re-union are permissible; the
third divorce is irrevocable. No re-union can take place

until the woman legitimately marries another man and he
legitimately divorces her.
“So if a husband divorces his wife (irrevocably), he cannot, after
that re-many her until after she has married another husband and he
has divorced her. In that case there is no blame on either of them, if
they re-unite, provided they feel that they can keep the limits ordained
by God Such are the limits ordained by God Which He makes plain
to those who understand.’ Quran 2:230
It is worth mentioning that the woman can stipulate

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