Islamic Sharia Council repay the dower to receive an Islamically recognized divorce. The Islamic Sharia Council must recognise a British divorce, by virtue of the law of the land, if the petitioner shows them a decree absolute. However, the Islamic Sharia Council is displeased if the dower remains unpaid. Writer, broadcaster and academic Myriam Francois-Cerrah has pointed to "serious problems" with the councils, citing a case in which a Muslim woman seeking advice was reportedly directed to a "controversial cleric" who urged her to give up her custody dispute with her husband and "hand over full custody of her seven year old child"
Council of Islamic Ideology on the procedure for khula. (See also Talaq (conflict)). The council was then known as Advisory Council of Islamic Ideology. Its first nine members were: Council of Islamic Ideology Council of Islamic Ideology () is a constitutional body of Pakistan, responsible for giving legal advice on Islamic issues to the government and the Parliament. The body was founded in 1962 under the government of Ayub Khan. The council has the following functions: However, the Government can make a law before advice is furnished by the council. The council is also responsible for submitting an annual interim report, which is discussed