Triple talaq (also known as Talaq Bid'ah or Talaq-i-Bid'ah). Controversial Islamic procedure whereby a husband can divorce his wife by saying to her, three times, "Talaq" ("I divorce you"). No fault needs to be found with the wife for a husband to divorce her.
It is called bid’ah (i.e.: "a mere tradition that has wrongly gained the status of a ritual") by many religious authorities, and it is deemed sinful by them - but the act is still considered binding by many sects.
It is a practice banned by law in many nations, including Turkey, Tunisia, Algeria, Iraq, Iran, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh. India still permits it.
There is a similar, "preferred", method of divorce; the Sunnah. This simply staggers the Talaq statements, instead of delivering them all at once. Each of the three divorce statements are said at three separate intervals, each in between a wife's menstrual cycle, provided no sexual relations have taken place between the couple. This is both legal and permitted by religious authorities.
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Last updated: 05-26-2005 18:48:19
