Muslim Maintenance and Iddat Questions and Answers

Q: Iddat period, in case of a divorced woman, if she is subject to menstruation, means:-

For a divorced woman who menstruates, iddat is three menstrual courses after the date of divorce.Under Muslim law a woman whose marriage has been dissolved by divorce must observe iddat before remarrying, so that paternity of any child is not in doubt. If she is subject to menstruation, the period is three courses; if she is not, it is three lunar months; and if she is pregnant, it lasts until delivery.Six months and nine months are not periods recognised for iddat of divorce, and nine menstrual courses has no basis. (Iddat on the husband's death is a different period, four months and ten days.)

Q: Which of the following judgements was nullified in effect by Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986 ?

The Act nullified in effect Shah Bano's case.In Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum (1985), the Supreme Court held that a divorced Muslim woman unable to maintain herself could claim maintenance from her former husband under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure beyond the iddat period. Parliament responded with the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, which was designed to limit the husband's obligation and so undo the effect of the judgment.Danial Latifi v. Union of India (2001) later upheld the 1986 Act while reading it to require a fair provision for the wife's future, so it interpreted the Act rather than being nullified by it. Sarla Mudgal (1995) concerned conversion to Islam to contract a second marriage.

Iddat period, in case of a divorced woman, if she is subject to menstruation, means:-

A.Three menstrual courses after the date of divorce.
B.Six months period after the date of divorce.
C.Nine menstrual courses after the date of divorce.
D.Nine months period after the date of divorce.

Exam Year(s)

Rajasthan High Court Civil Judge - 2018, Rajasthan Judicial Service - 2018,

Answer: A

For a divorced woman who menstruates, iddat is three menstrual courses after the date of divorce.

Under Muslim law a woman whose marriage has been dissolved by divorce must observe iddat before remarrying, so that paternity of any child is not in doubt. If she is subject to menstruation, the period is three courses; if she is not, it is three lunar months; and if she is pregnant, it lasts until delivery.

Six months and nine months are not periods recognised for iddat of divorce, and nine menstrual courses has no basis. (Iddat on the husband's death is a different period, four months and ten days.)

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Which of the following judgements was nullified in effect by Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986 ?

A.Daniel Latifi’s case
B.Shah Bano’s case
C.Sarla Mudgal case
D.Ayesha’s case

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2018, SET Exam - 2018,

Answer: B

The Act nullified in effect Shah Bano's case.

In Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum (1985), the Supreme Court held that a divorced Muslim woman unable to maintain herself could claim maintenance from her former husband under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure beyond the iddat period. Parliament responded with the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, which was designed to limit the husband's obligation and so undo the effect of the judgment.

Danial Latifi v. Union of India (2001) later upheld the 1986 Act while reading it to require a fair provision for the wife's future, so it interpreted the Act rather than being nullified by it. Sarla Mudgal (1995) concerned conversion to Islam to contract a second marriage.

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"Iddat" is a period during which a Muslim woman is prohibited from marrying on dissolution of marriage.

A.By Death of husband
B.By Divorce
C.Only (A) and not (B)
D.Both (A) and (B)

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: D

Iddat is the period during which a Muslim woman must wait and may not marry again after the dissolution of her marriage, whether the marriage ended by the death of her husband or by divorce. The purpose is to learn whether she is pregnant and to mourn in the case of death. So both causes are covered: the option giving only the death of the husband is wrong and so is the option giving only divorce. The answer is that it applies both on the death of the husband and on divorce.

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