Divorce and Remarriage

Divorce and Remarriage

By Siddikur Raham

I would like to discuss about Muslim divorce and remarriage. I have experiences about Muslim divorce and remarriage as I was born in Muslim family and grew up also in Muslim family.

According to Islamic law a Muslim man can divorce his wife by saying three times “Talak.” The meaning of ‘Talak’ is ‘freedom’. The right of giving freedom by her husband from marriage bondage to wife is called ‘talak.’ According to Heyadaya[4] it means relinquishment, the right of enforceable by the husband only.  “In law, it signifies the absolute power which the husband possesses.” (http://bdlaws24.blogspot.com/2012/02/divorce-law-in-bangladesh.html)

Muslim has the law to divorce and to get marriage and it is regulated by the government (ordinance of Bangladesh 1961).The law of divorce in Bangladesh is based on Islamic Sharia. The Muslim family laws ordinance of Bangladesh, husband may seek divorce by pronouncing talaq. Husband send the notice to the Chairman of the Union or he can send to other appointed official and one copy to his wife And then the chairman try to arbitrate the conflict between husband and wife. The chairman will call his assistance and both party of husband-wife and he try to convince both but he fail to resolve the marital dispute and then the divorce becomes effective. But if wife is pregnant at the time of Talaq, this Talaq will not be effective. After give birth to a child, this Talaq will be effective.

 (http://gabrielsawma.blogspot.com/2013/07/muslim-divorce-in-bangladesh.html)

According to Muslim Saria or law a man without any reason can divorce his wife. This is the Law of Muslim. If husband pronounce Talaq three times by his mouth and say to his wife then it will be accepted as talaq, meaning divorced. Wife also has right to give divorce to her husband based on their law.

For remarriage to the divorced wife, in Islamic law there is a condition called “Hillah marriage.” According to this law divorced wife may remarried with her first husband but condition is she must get married with another man before return to her first husband. If the second husband divorce then first husband can re-marriage his wife. (Quran 2:230). (http://bdlaws24.blogspot.com/2012/02/divorce-law-in-bangladesh.html)

According to Christian religion, Marriage is God’s divine plan and covenant which is never breakable because it is God’s plan. Marriage his holy covenant that symbolizes the relationship between Christ and his Bride, or the Body of Christ. Only death can separate husband and wife. Otherwise, it is impossible to separate. Husband and wife are not two but they are one flesh. Husband can leave his all relative for his wife and live together. (Gen. 2). Without sexual immorality, they cannot divorce each other. If they divorce each other without sexual immorality, it is sinful (Mat. 19:9). But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery (Mat. 5:32)

According to my understanding, divorce and remarriage are not acceptable in Christian religion but it can be marital unfaithfulness. After death, he or she can remarriage again. But it is better not to marriage again. If he or she cannot control sexual life then they can marriage.