Meanwhile, members of the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy said the khul’ law, which granted women the freedom to end her matrimonial relationship with her husband, is a legitimate right, adding women may use their right when they find out that it is possible to continue her life with her husband as guaranteed by the Islamic sharī’ah.
“Canceling this law is clashing with the Qur’ān and the Sunnah,” the academy said in an extraordinary meeting to discuss the issue.
Earlier, the parliament sought the abrogation of the khul’ law.
The academy also upheld its earlier decision on the age of mothers’ custody of children, which is 15 years old for boys and the age of marriage for girls.
Ambassador Mirvat al-Talāwī, the Chairperson of the National Council for Women (NCW), expressed thanks and appreciation for the Azhar towards these issues, adding the top Sunnī establishment will remain a fort protecting moderate Islam.
“We will continue playing our national role in defending the rights of Egyptian women at all political and socio-economic levels,” she said. [Author Not Mentioned, al-Ahrām, May 28, p. 14] Read original text in Arabic
