Ziya Us Salam

Nikah Halala (eBook, ePUB)

Sleeping with a Stranger

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Muslim society in India remains in a state of denial when it comes to nikah halala. The Quran allows divorce twice. After that the spouses either live together happily or divorce gracefully. Nowhere does it allow marriage with a pre-arranged date of divorce to a new man only to go back to the former husband.

Nikah Halala: Sleeping with a Stranger is a probing exercise that exposes the cycle of instant triple talaq followed by a fake marriage, which too ends with another instant triple talaq that allows the woman to marry the former husband. While the holy book does not mention instant triple talaq, this tradition is unique to the Indian subcontinent that claims to bring squabbling couples together but ends up making a mockery of the faith and punishes women for the crimes of men.

The first ever book to talk of the subject, Nikah Halala presents the sordid reality of mock marriages against the background of Quranic injunction on the subject and exposes the departure in practice from the teachings of the holy book that gives divorced women complete freedom to follow their path.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789389611496
• Artikelnr.: 58846749

Autorenporträt

Ziya Us Salam is a noted literary and social commentator. He is associated with The Hindu for almost two decades and was its Features Editor for North India editions for sixteen years.

Currently, he is Associate Editor, Frontline, and writes on sociocultural issues. An acclaimed author, his most recent publications include Women in Masjid: A Quest for Justice, published by Bloomsbury, and Madrasas in the Age of Islamophobia. Earlier, Ziya's books Till Talaq Do Us Part, Lynch Files and 365 Tales from Islam have been well received.