At least repeating three times "you're divorced" in the face of women is a bit more "intimate," but this? "SMS divorces spur call for family law," by Rebecca Torr, for Gulf Daily News, July 29:
BAHRAIN could soon follow a growing regional trend of Muslim men divorcing their wives by text message, if a family law is not implemented soon, women's rights groups warned yesterday.That's two days straight Malaysia makes it to the news regarding sharia.
[...]A Sharia Court in Malaysia recently ruled that a Muslim man legally divorced his wife by sending her a short messaging service (SMS) saying: "If you don't leave your parent's house, you will be divorced".
In another case, an Egyptian woman is seeking clarification from a court on whether her husband's declaration of divorce via text message was legally valid.Actually, according to Koran 2:230, the irrevocably divorced couple can still remarry -- provided the woman first "marries" another man, and he divorces her.There were also several accounts of husbands who had declared divorce to their wives by text message only to take them back after regretting their decision in Saudi Arabia.
Ms Al Rabea said she was appalled that husbands were being allowed to divorce their wives just by sending them a text message.
She said it was wrong that men could legally divorce their wives in such a spontaneous and an inhumane way.
[...]Ms Al Rabea said according to Islam, if a husband wanted to divorce his wife, he must say she is divorced three times and it should be in front of a witness. He should then confirm it again in court.
[...]MP Adel Al Mo'awda said the procedure for getting married and divorce was very simple in Sharia.
[...]Mr Al Mo'awda said to divorce his wife, a husband only had to say she was divorced, then there was a period of three months when they could get back together. During this time they should reside in the same house.
This could happen a second and third time, but if they did not get back together after the third time, then they were legally divorced, he added.
Mr Al Mo'awda said unfortunately when it came to divorce, many husbands were not following Sharia law and if they did, then 70 per cent of those seeking a divorce would remain married.
Cutting-edge technology, if you'll pardon the pun.
And you bunch of islamophobes thought that islam was still stuck in the 7th century. See, this is progress. Next landmark : divorce by email.
Would it go like this, Arjun: tlq tlq tlq, lol omg tlq!
Insha'allah, it might
Jewel,
Abbreviation is haram. Really. You can ask an imam for further details as to how using abbreviations can seriously damage one's sabab that one has built up steadily over the years by defiling Kaf'fir girls.
I'm unclear on the protocol. Are three text messages mandatory of is one sufficient? Can't be too careful.
Jewel and Arjun--
Hmm. If abbreviating the term were objectionable, I guess there's this possible txt msg:
Actually, Marisol, we transliterate Arabic, which has diacritical marks in place of short vowels, so tlq is pretty accurate....it's the lol thingy I am not too sure about.
O geez, Arjuk, I completely forgot about my sabab. One must be ever so careful, when one's sabab is on the line.
johnb,
Marisol shows the right way to divorce your muslimah. Only a single message is sufficient. Hope your doubts regarding the protocol are clarified. If you still have questions, just ask. Once you 'get it', get rid of your old muslimah and get a new one. insha'allah !
Here's the result of 21st century technology meeting 7th century ideas. What an interesting combination.
Actually, that brings up a different question - does 'talaq' stated 3 times on 3 separate occasions constitute a divorce? Can I get that answer here without defiling my browser on askimam.org?
Also, Arjun, what is 'sabab'?
Does my iPhone come with a dedicated button for this, or would I need to program that myself?
to the muslim apologists lurking around here:
Please explain why it is necessary for the woman to marry someone else before a divorced couple can reconcile. Is this another example of the famous respect islam has for women - providing as it were for some engaging ladies' nights out before she returns to her previous husband? Or perhaps it is another manifestation of islamic logic in the koran; since the woman has been sent out of the man's house, she obviously cannot return unless she sleeps with another.
I divorce you!
I divorce you!
I divorce you!
Oh, snap.
Ya know, I've always said that for a prophet, Mo was a pretty good general - but now, I think he was a helluva marketer too.
4 wives? Check.
Easy no-fault divorce? Check.
6 dozen virgins/raisins in Paradise *every day*? Check.
Kill anybody you like? Double check.
Blame everything on the will of Allah? Check! Check!
You gotta admit, not even the Moonies have it this good...
"Actually, that brings up a different question - does 'talaq' stated 3 times on 3 separate occasions constitute a divorce? "
Having followed some sharia court proceedings over here, the answer is yes. But sometimes some ulemas make the man say it 3 times in a row in their presence. Depends on area to area. My experiences were in my city and Agra.
"Also, Arjun, what is 'sabab'?
Posted by: Infidel Pride "
"sabab" (second 'a' pronounced as in "calm") means brownie points from allah. muhammedan kids over here are taught that each time one steals from the kaf'fir, one gets sabab. Some sababs are of a higher value, for example stealing cows for beheading (this I know because of a farmer friend) has a very high value of sabab. The highest sabab that a muslim can get is by defiling a kaf'fir girl, either by forming a relationship, or by marrying her (highest, since the tilth value is added to defilation).
In urdu, there is another word "sabab" (both "a's" pronounced lightly) that means "cause". I think it is a Persian word, but am not sure.