if so were the women allowed to file for the divorce as well as the men???
2007-10-13 10:23:08 · 8 answers · asked by wealltry 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, wasn't it called stoning?
2007-10-13 10:36:27 · answer #1 · answered by rann_georgia 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
First thing is that Islam does not fall into what would be defined as 'ancient'.
Divorce is allowable, but discouraged, in Islam for men and women.
Edit: Divorce in Islam does not 'favor' one over the other. Divorce is not a pleasant thing for either party, how foolish of statements so many have made. Divorcing by either party is possible and it isn't as simple as a man walking up to his wife and saying, 'I divorce you'. That is NOT the case and NOT how it is done. For either the man or the woman it must be done before a judge and is not something done of a whim. There is a waiting period and counseling period.
Seriously these people with all the thumbs down want US to read? Maybe they should read something other than that crappy, hate filled, liar site doom.
2007-10-13 10:34:26 · answer #2 · answered by ~~∞§arah T∞©~~ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes,
Islam was perhaps the first religion to sanction divorce for women and inheritance for women.
Women could ask for divorce in a court of Law and it is a part of SHARIAH.
In the 7th Century Muslim women were becoming scholars of the Quran, Able to divorce and could inherit property.
A wife is allowed to ask for divorce if the husband does not fulfill her rights or even if the husband is not able to satisfy her sexual needs by staying away from her more than 4 months.
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2007-10-13 10:27:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
How ancient are you talking about?
Islam only goes back to the 7th Century A.D.
Divorce in Islam, according to the Qur'an, will always favor the husband. The link below brings teachings from the Qur'an that no woman should be ignorant of.
2007-10-13 10:36:39 · answer #4 · answered by Bob L 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, according to the Quran they are.
If ye fear a breach between them twain, appoint (two) arbiters, one from his family, and the other from hers; if they wish for peace, God will cause their reconciliation: For God hath full knowledge, and is acquainted with all things.
[Quran 4:35]
If a wife fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part, there is no blame on them if they arrange an amicable settlement between themselves; and such settlement is best; even though men's souls are swayed by greed. But if ye do good and practise self-restraint, God is well-acquainted with all that ye do.
[Quran 4:128]
2007-10-13 10:31:07 · answer #5 · answered by B 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Men are allowed to divorce their wives by saying "Triple Talaq" but women, as far as I know, have no rights as such.
Even if they did, they are not practised.
As for polygamy, a man can take a second wife only with the permission of his existing wife, but it is seldom practised. In many cases the wife has no choice but to give her consent, because if she does not, she might get the "Triple Talaq."
2007-10-13 10:28:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Divorce in Islam, is apparently mostly to be initiated by the man, who enjoys the rights and benefits under 'sharia' law in the divorce.
Thumbs down? Hey it is your Islam, not mine, look it up yourselves!
2007-10-13 10:31:22 · answer #7 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
no only man
2007-10-13 10:32:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋