Finally, there’s relief for Muslim women, a new nikahnaama has come up that’ll significantly empower the Shia women.
According to this new nikahnaama, the women would be able to initiate divorce, which was forbidden previously in Islam.
In addition to it, the Shia women have now acquired the right to know about their husband’s income and details about his respective occupation. Now their husbands cannot even stop them from working after marriage neither they can demand any dowry.
Moreover, she can also sue her husband if she:
1. is manhandled by her
2. hasn’t seen him for two years
3. if his personal details after marriage proves to be false
The member of All India Shia Personal Law Board, Maulana Mirza Mohammad Athar said,
‘According to Allah, the right of divorce lies with the husband. But Islam also accepts it when under special circumstances, the husband delegates the right of divorce to the wife.’
He further added,
‘Women have many rights in Islam. But so far these have not been presented to the people.’
Ayatullah Siastani, the honored cleric of Najaf in Iraq has already given a green signal to this nikahnaama.
