Jabhad Posted March 27, 2006 The husband who woke up divorced Monday 27 March 2006, 12:07 Makka Time, 9:07 GMT The couple, married for 11 years, were told they had to split A Muslim couple in India have been told by local Islamic leaders that they must separate after the husband "divorced" his wife in his sleep. The Press Trust of India said in a report published on Monday that Sohela Ansari had told friends that her husband Aftab had uttered the word "talaq", or divorce, three times in his sleep. When local Islamic leaders heard about the incident, they said Aftab's words constituted a divorce under an Islamic procedure known as "triple talaq". The couple, married for 11 years with three children, were told that they had to split. The religious leaders ruled that if the couple wanted to remarry they would have to wait at least 100 days. Sohela would also have to marry another man, spend at least a night with him and be divorced by him. The couple, who live in the eastern state of West Bengal, have refused to obey the order, and the issue has been referred to a local family counselling centre. India's minority Muslim population is governed by Islamic personal laws on issues such as marriage, divorce and property inheritance. Zafarul-Islam Khan, an Islamic scholar and editor of an Islamic newspaper, The Milli Gazette, said: "This is a totally unnecessary controversy and the local 'community leaders' or whosoever has said it are totally ignorant of Islamic law. "The law clearly says any action under compulsion or in a state of intoxication has no effect. The case of someone uttering something while asleep falls under this category and will have no impact whatsoever." Divorce in Islam "The law clearly says any action under compulsion or in a state of intoxication has no effect. The case of someone uttering something while asleep falls under this category and will have no impact whatsoever" Zafarul-Islam Khan, Islamic scholar Islamic scholars differ on whether the triple divorce pronounced concurrently by the husband is to be considered as a single divorce or three separate divorces. If it is considered as three divorces, then the couple cannot be married again unless someone else marries the woman and chooses to divorce her. Most scholars state that if the husband pronounces the divorce of his wife three times on one occasion, it will be counted as three divorces. Other scholars say it should be counted as only one pronouncement of divorce. Acceptable divorce Divorce in Islam is not decreed at all times or in all cases. The man who wants to divorce his wife should be sober, in a well-balanced and judicious state. If he is not fully conscious, or forced to divorce his wife, or in a state of wrath which causes him go beyond his intention and imagination and utter what he does not want to say, it is not considered valid. Divorce in Islam should be intended and studied before considering it the only remedy for an unhappy marriage. Aljazeera + Agencies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibtisam Posted March 27, 2006 loool i say the women just wanted an excuse to run Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jabhad Posted March 28, 2006 ^If thats the case, then she should have gone to an Islamic court and explain why she wants a divorce and if that explanation agrees with the Shariah, then she can easily obtain a divorce, no need to go that far Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Lily- Posted March 28, 2006 Another popoganda article to discredit Islam. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
makalajabti Posted March 29, 2006 Originally posted by WaTerLily: Another popoganda article to discredit Islam. or more like another article to show loopholes in Sharia laws. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abaadir Posted March 29, 2006 Originally posted by Makalajabti or more like another article to show loopholes in Sharia laws. I wonder what Islam has done to you that you hated it so much. You always find an excuse to bad-mouth it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tahliil Posted March 29, 2006 For a minute I thought I was in the ILA QOSOL section of the forum....that's darn funny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
makalajabti Posted March 29, 2006 Originally posted by Abaadir: Originally posted by Makalajabti quote: or more like another article to show loopholes in Sharia laws. I wonder what Islam has done to you that you hated it so much. You always find an excuse to bad-mouth it You are confusing Islam to the arab made laws called sharia. I love my religion but yes I've got a problem with Sharia, all the misunderstandings and human right abuses in the Muslim World are originated in Sharia. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laba-X Posted March 29, 2006 You are confusing Islam to the arab made laws called sharia. I love my religion but yes I've got a problem with Sharia, all the misunderstandings and human right abuses in the Muslim World are originated in Sharia. ...Don't let you mind wander - it's far too small to be let out on its own! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
makalajabti Posted March 29, 2006 Originally posted by Laba_Xiniinyood: You are confusing Islam to the arab made laws called sharia. I love my religion but yes I've got a problem with Sharia, all the misunderstandings and human right abuses in the Muslim World are originated in Sharia. ...Don't let you mind wander - it's far too small to be let out on its own! Don't be igorant and blind , you know the problem with Sharia :cool: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khalaf Posted March 30, 2006 You are confusing Islam to the arab made laws called sharia. I love my religion but yes I've got a problem with Sharia, all the misunderstandings and human right abuses in the Muslim World are originated in Sharia. Damn MJ sister. You almost had it, c your mistake? InshaAllah u will get it in the future. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamilah Posted March 30, 2006 makalajabti, Don't be igorant and blind Rest assured we will never threaten your occupation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laba-X Posted March 30, 2006 Originally posted by makalajabti: Don't be igorant and blind , you know the problem with Sharia :cool: ...To be ignorant of one's own ignorance is the malady of the ignorant, they say! Lol@Jamila, i doubt the poor girl knows the meaning of ignorance! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibtisam Posted March 30, 2006 :rolleyes: ^^^i don't see how you lot making a mockery of her is going to help her understand. It will just make her defensive and stuck in her ways. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
makalajabti Posted March 30, 2006 Jamila that is so mean! Just because we don't have the same opinions what gives you the right to label me? :confused: All the fuss over a spelling mistake? I should start all my messages by a warning: I apologize in advance for all the mistakes (spelling, grammar) as English is not my first language. Ibtisam: you think the condescending tone will help? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
