The rate of divorce among Muslim couples in Malaysia: a legal analysis of the causes and consequences

• Main Authors: Suleiman, Hassan, Mohamad Farid, Nurul Afifah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IIUM Press 2023
• Subjects: HQ1101 Women. Feminism; HQ2035 Life skills. Coping skills. Everyday living skills; BPK Islamic law. Shari'ah. Fiqh; BPK109 Sources of Islamic law; BPK36 Islamic law (General); BPK78 Usul al-fiqh; HQ The family. Marriage. Woman; HQ1088 Men; HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home; K670 Family Law; KBP Islamic Law; KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh; KBP1572 Courts and procedure; KBP469 Influence of other legal systems on Islamic law; KBP490 Furūʻ al-fiqh. Substantive law. Branches of law.; KBP524 Aḥwāl shakhṣīyah; KPG Malaysia; KZ Law of Nations
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/105368/7/105368_The%20rate%20of%20divorce%20among%20Muslim.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/105368/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/irkh/index.php/ijrcs/issue/view/20

Cases of ṭalāq, or divorce, among Muslim couples in Malaysia have increased significantly in recent years. At least 200,000 Muslim spouses have gotten divorced between 2017 and 2021, raising concerns about the Islamic family institution in the country. This paper aims to identify the causes of ṭal...