Triple Talaq: The Islamic countries that have banned this contentious practice

India has come under the list of those countries where the contentious practice of Triple Talaq have been banned. Nations like Malaysia, Algeria, Jordan, Iraq, Indonesia, Kuwait and Morocco too are among Muslim countries which frown upon the practice and have outlawed it.

Hyderabad: With the Rajya Sabha passing the contentious the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill or triple talaq Bill on Tuesday and therefore criminalising the divorce practice, India has become one of the few countries that have banned this form of divorce.

Over the course of leading arguments in favour of criminalising the practice, the government repeatedly said that it is committed towards the empowerment and welfare of women of the Muslim community. It also said that the Bill should not be seen through political prisms. One of the argument also put forth was that the practice is banned in several Muslim countries as well.

Triple talaq may be 1,400 years old, but it has been banned by several Islamic countries, therefore shunning what the supporters call an integral part of Islam.

Egypt was one of the first countries to reform its divorce system in 1929 as per the Quranic interpretation. Divorcing a wife or husband by pronouncing talaq three times is not acceptable in the country.

Saudi Arabia, considered the birthplace of Islam and known for being an extremely conservative country, has a ban on the practice.

So does, Pakistan where it was banned when Muslim Family Law Ordinance was issued in 1961.

Tunisia also banned triple talaq under the Tnuisisn Code of Personal Status 1956. The Code enshrines that the institution of of marriage comes under the ambit of state and judiciary which cannot allow a husband to unilaterally divorce his wife by pronouncing talaq three times.

In Bangladesh, a person seeking divorce needs to follow a three step procedure:
- Give notice in writing to the arbitration board
- Face the board
- After 90 days, the couple needs to obtain a registration certificate from a registered Nikah Registrar or Kazi.

Under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Turkey abolished the Islamic Laws of marriage and divorce and the modern swiss civil code was adapted.

Countries like Malaysia, Algeria, Jordan, Iraq, Brunei, Indonesia, Kuwait and Morocco too are among Muslim countries which frown upon the practice and have banned it. In Afghanistan, triple talaq is invalid if in only one sitting.