Uncommon Divorce

You think non Muslims will ever understand the theory and practices of that religion? Sigh....An illustration from the news recently may show why the answer is "non". Believe it or not, A Muslim couple in India has been told by local Islamic leaders they must separate after the husband "divorced" his wife in his sleep, the Press Trust of India reported. One Sohela Ansari told friends that her husband Aftab had uttered the word "talaq,"or divorce, three times in his sleep, according to the report published in newspapers.
When local Islamic leaders got to hear, they said Aftab's words constituted a divorce under an Islamic procedure known as "triple talaq." Haha It is a bizarre reality for that couple and perhaps a dream for many unhappily married non Muslims everywhere else. But how can a religion's doctrine be so rigid as to blind adherents to common sense. Well, in some Muslims sects that is the rule rather than the exception.
The Absari's have been married for 11 years and has three children. They... uh.. were told by their fundamentalist clerics they had to split, and they ruled that if the couple wanted to remarry they would have to wait at least 100 days. Sohela would also have to spend a night with another man and be divorced by him in turn. Wow! I wonder if they are taking volunteers....Never mind that remark...
The couple, who live in the eastern state of West Bengal, have the sense their religion seems not to and have refused to obey the order. Thus, the issue has been referred to a local family counseling center. India's minority Muslim population is governed by Islamic personal laws on issues such as marriage, divorce and property inheritance. Lucky them. Haha "This is a totally unnecessary controversy and the local 'community leaders' or whosoever has said it are totally ignorant of Islamic law," said Zafarul-Islam Khan, an Islamic scholar and editor of The Milli Gazette, a popular Muslim newspaper.
But how often do we hear Muslims claim their religious leaders "misinterpret Muslim law? Maybe the rigidity and intolerance is systemic rather than just a misinterpretation. "The law clearly says any action under compulsion or in a state of intoxication has no effect. The case of someone uttering something while asleep falls under this category and will have no impact whatsoever," Khan said.
Sigh.... It is a shame that an entire religion is forced to see itself abused this way. Muslims say they want outsiders (infidels) to show them respect. But maybe if the Islamic leaders would first learn to respect their followers, non Muslims would respect the Muslim religion After hearing about this latest Muslim mess I suggest the crazy ones all lie down, think about their religion and then 'sleep on" figuring how to avoid more of these fiascoes.