khulan.
/ˈkuːlə/, U.S. /ˈkulə/ In Islamic law: a form of divorce initiated by the wife, which requires that the husband receive financial compensation.
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diffarreation1623
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talak1791
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khula1884
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1884 T. G. Walker Final Rep. Revision Settlem. Ludhiána District 295 What are the formalities attending divorce? Is there any distinction between taláq and khula?
1885 W. Robertson Smith Kinship & Marriage in Early Arabia (1903) iii. 112 Khol' is a divorce granted by the husband, at his wife's request.
1936 Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer 5 May 5/7 The system is known as Khula, and it permits a divorce, provided the wife pays her husband some compensation or ransom.
1982 J. L. Esposito Women in Muslim Family Law iii. 81 Traditional Hanafi law did not recognize incompatibility of temperaments as a legitimate ground for a wife to seek a khul divorce.
2003 R. Patel Men versus Women iii. 100 If the husband refuses to grant khula the court can grant khula to the wife.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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