முஸ்லீம் பெண்கள் ஆண்களிடமிருந்து விவாகரத்து வாங்குவது மிகவும் அபூர்வம்.
முகம்மது ஷெரீப் என்ற கணவனால் ஹஸீனா என்ற பெண்மணி சித்ரவதைக்கு ஆளாக்கபப்ட்டுள்ளார். பிறந்த் வீட்டிலிருந்து 1 லட்சம் ரூபாய் வாங்கிக் கொண்டுவா என்று கட்டாயப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளார். வெறுத்துப் போன ஹஸீனா கணவனை விவாகரத்து செய்தார்.
இஸ்லாமிய இமாம்கள் பெண்ணால் விவாகரத்து செய்யமுடியாது, ஆணால் மட்டுமே விவாகரத்து செய்யமுடியும் என்று தீர்ப்பு அளித்திருக்கின்றனர். இவர் செய்த விவாகரத்து செல்லாது என்றும் தீர்ப்பளித்திருக்கின்றனர்.
Muslim woman divorces husband, clerics overrule her
Meenakshi Srikandath / CNN-IBN
Published on Wednesday, July 04, 2007 at 13:55 in Nation section
(Rajasthan): Women divorcing their husbands is a rarity among Muslims, but what is even more rare is a woman who sends the talaqnama (divorce notice) to her husband by post.
Hasina, a mother of seven children, from the small town of Tonk in Rajasthan, has done just that.
Hasina says she was being tortured by her husband Mohammed Sharif and when Sharif asked for another Rs 1 lakh from her family, she decided she had had enough.
And Hasina is not alone in her decision. Her father is right behind her in this tough time.
"He hits her and says get Rs 1 lakh from your father. Where do i get the money from?" asks her father.
However, her husband has thrown a spanner in the works. Sharif has refused a divorce, saying he cannot bear the burden of seven children alone. He wants a second chance.
"Everyone makes a mistake. We have seven children. I am not going to give her a divorce for their sake," says he.
And Sharif might get a chance to make amends, as the clergy has questioned Hasina's right to divorce.
Says Muslim Personal Law Board member, Manjjur Alam, "The way Hasina has sent a talaqnama to her husband, its not the done thing."
Adds Priest, Khandane Amereria, Tonk, Umar Nadvi, "Only a man can give a talaq like this."
Islamic scholars say women do have a right to seek divorce, but in the rarest of cases, for which certain conditions are laid down. The clergy might want to go by the book, but Hasina is sure of what she wants.
(With inputs from Vishal Taylor in Tonk)
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