Fascinating facts about sharia, no. 2

Here’s another good one from the learned Mufti. In answer to the question “what can the wife do if the husband refuses to divorce her?” he says:

The above verses are just some of the examples which indicate that the right to divorce has been given to men. There is not one verse in the Qur’an where divorce has been attributed to the wives. The same can be understood from the narrations of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace).

One must always remember that Shariah injunctions are fully in conformance with logic, wisdom and are prescribed for the betterment of the society as a whole. We as Muslims believe that nothing has been ordained by Allah Almighty except that there is benefit in it for us. We are not from those that attempt to twist the rulings of Shariah in order to appease ourselves and the so called ‘modern world’.

He goes on to explain various “wisdoms” behind this position, many of which will simply delight feminists. To be fair, he does at the end say a woman can request an annulment from an Islamic court or council, but who will make up that tribunal? And don’t forget, a man needs no one’s approval.