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A husband makes one pronouncement of talaq in each of three successive periods of purity, without…

Shayara Bano describes Hasan as three pronouncements in successive periods of purity, with no intercourse in the relevant periods. Sections 2(c) and 3 of the Muslim Women…

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A husband makes one pronouncement of talaq in each of three successive periods of purity, without intercourse in any of those periods. Which form is described in Shayara Bano v. Union of India?

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Shayara Bano describes Hasan as three pronouncements in successive periods of purity, with no intercourse in the relevant periods. Sections 2(c) and 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 void talaq-e-biddat and similar instantaneous, irrevocable forms.

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Option A

Correct. Hasan uses three successive, separately timed pronouncements.

Option B

Incorrect. Ahsan uses a single pronouncement followed by the prescribed waiting period.

Option C

Incorrect. Tafweez concerns delegated power of divorce.

Option D

Incorrect. Biddat denotes an instantaneous and irrevocable form.

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