EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -An Act to consolidate and clarify the provisions of Muslim law relating to suits for dissolution of marriage by women married under Muslim law and to remove doubts as to the effect of the renunciation of Islam by a married Muslim woman on her marriage tie.

Detailed explanation-2: -pronouncement of divorce by their husbands and to provide for timely settlement of their rights and dues before dissolution of marriage. CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. (1) This Act may be called the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 2016 (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939 (DMMA) is sole document in the history of Sub continent, which is a departure from the Hānāfi School of Islamic thought. It is based on the Maliki School of Islamic jurisprudence.

Detailed explanation-4: -Marriage in Islam, or Nikah, is not a sacrament (as in Hinduism), but a civil contract between a man and woman. From a religious perspective, the Muslim Marriage Act in the Indian constitution is also a devotional act, i.e., ibadat. The Prophet states that marriage is obligatory (wajib) for every physically fit Muslim.