divorce
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- Created on: 26-10-21 20:37
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- divorce
- islam
- "Of all the lawful acts the most detestable to Allah is divorce"
- before, an arbiter from each family should be appointed to try and sort things out
- reconciliation is especially important when the couple have children
- conditions for divorce
- man divorces wife "by talaq" - says "i divorce you" 3 separate times to his wife, with a 3 month waiting period for reflection and to ensure she is not pregnant
- woman divorces by either - 1. "by talaq", 2. apply to shari'ah court for divorce "by khul" 3. apply to shari'ah court for tafreeq divorce
- must cover one of the reasons - children or lack of them, woman independence, work or career, abuse, divorce is easier
- islamic law isnt part of british law so they also have to get a civil divorce
- "keep her in goodness or release her in kindness"
- christianity
- Roman Catholic church declares it impossible to get divorced since the marriage has made the couple into "one flesh" and it is a sacrament however, they can receive an annulment as long as the couple have never had sex or if a partner didn't consent to or understand the marriage
- church of england accepts that divorce is possible since some marriages fail. divorcees can usually remarry in Baptist or Methodist Churches
- Jesus says divorce and remarriage is only allowed if someone's partner has been unfaithful
- "A man [and] his wife will become one flesh...what God has joined together let no one separate"
- some christians see an unhappy marriage as a waste of 2 lives and so divorce is preferable
- islam
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