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Although in most societies divorce is met with social disapproval, nonetheless it is a natural and inevitable phenomenon in human society. Hence, we find that in every society there are ways and means which allow the marital link to be dissolved if it fails to fulfil its objective.
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© 1998 Haifaa A. Jawad
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Jawad, H.A. (1998). The Dissolution of Marriage in Islam. In: The Rights of Women in Islam. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230503311_7
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