Triple talaq in India Triple talaq in India Triple Talaq, also known as "talaq-e-biddat", instant divorce and "talaq-e-mughallazah" (irrevocable divorce), is a form of Islamic divorce which has been used by Muslims in India, especially adherents of Hanafi Sunni Islamic schools of jurisprudence. It allows any Muslim man to legally divorce his wife by stating the word "talaq" (the Arabic word for "divorce") three times in oral, written, or more recently, electronic form. The use and status of triple talaq in India has been a subject of controversy and debate. Those questioning the practice have raised issues of justice, gender equality, human rights and
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