My husband and I have been divorced in an English court. Are we also automatically divorced Islamically?
Question
My husband and I were divorced in an English Court. He and his family are adamannt that on receiving the decree absolute, we were also islamically divorced, although the word 'talaaq' has never been mentioned. Is the nikah stilly valid?
Answer
Since we are not aware of the divorce procedure in England, we suggest you forward your question to Mufti Ismail Kachholvi at Tel/Fax +UK-01274-822538
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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.
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