Under the Muslim Law a marriage is dissolved either by the death of the husband or wife, or by divorce. After the death of a wife, the husband may remarry immediately. But the widow cannot remarry before a certain specified period called Iddat expires.

 

Generally, both the parties to the marriage contract have an opinion for divorce, but the husbands right in this respect is much greater than that of the wife.

 

The husband can dissolve the marriage tie at his will. A divorce can also take place by mutual agreement.

 

But the wife cannot divorce herself from her husband without his consent. She can of course purchase her divorce from her husband and can have the marriage dissolved by Tafweez (delegation).

 

Marriage may also be dissolved by judicial decree under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939.