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Islam was introduced from Africa during the slave trade period (starting 16th century), but orthodox religious beliefs declined in Haiti in the years that followed. It was then reintroduced by Moroccan immigrants in 1922 and has been present from then until the present. Muslims can practice their religion freely and Islamic studies are available.
The subject of divorce is addressed in four different surahs of the Quran, including the general principle articulated in 2:231: [12] If you divorce women, and they reach their appointed term, hold them back in amity or let them go in amity. Do not hold them back out of malice, to be vindictive. Whoever does this does himself injustice.
Although Islam permits women to divorce for domestic violence, they are subject to the laws of their nation, which might make it quite difficult for a woman to obtain a divorce. [311] [312] [313] In deference to Surah 4:34, many nations with Shari'a law have refused to consider or prosecute cases of domestic abuse. [314] [315] [316]
Divorce in Islam can take a variety of forms, some initiated by the husband and some initiated by the wife. The main traditional legal categories are talaq (repudiation), khulʿ (mutual divorce), judicial divorce and oaths. The theory and practice of divorce in the Islamic world have varied according to time and place. [60]
In Islam, a talaq divorce allows a man to divorce his spouse (in Arabic, talaq), [1] otherwise known as the formula of repudiation. In Babylonian law a husband could repudiate his wife, at the cost of returning the dowry. [2] Repudiation is also a concept that existed in the Roman law. [3]
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