A muslim wife's right to seek dissolution of her marriage and her rights after a divorce: a study of the malaysian law with special reference to the state of Selangor / Nik Elin Zurina Nik Abdul Rashid
Marriage is a sacrament, as well as a contract in Muslim family Law, and like every contractual agreement it can be terminated on several grounds. i.e. through divorce, annulment, the death of either party or by a decree from the courts. Divorce however, is, "of all things permitted, the one mo...
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Faculty of Law
1984
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| Online Access: | http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27659/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27659/1/PPd_NIK%20ELIN%20ZURINA%20NIK%20ABDUL%20RASHID%20LW%2084_5.pdf |
| Summary: | Marriage is a sacrament, as well as a contract in Muslim family Law, and like every contractual agreement it can be terminated on several grounds. i.e. through divorce, annulment, the death of either party or by a decree from the courts. Divorce however, is, "of all things permitted, the one most detestable to God” and a lot of steps are taken in order to discourage a divorce, but as it is against the restriction of liberty of men and women, Islam may only check hasty actions by arbitrators or a Judge, leaving the doors to reconciliation open at many stages, for instance a period of eddah, has to be observed. |
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