Definition of "khula" []

• A form of divorce initiated by a wife (noun)

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• "This option, known as khula, offers women previously unavailable privacy, but in exchange, they give up any legal rights to property and their dowry."
• "ABU DHABI - The Shariah Circuit of the Federal Supreme Court has granted a woman a 'khula' divorce (in which the woman demands divorce) in return for giving up her dowry of six bracelets and Dh20,000."
• "Till now, even though family courts have over the past few years granted women seeking divorce their right to annul a marriage more often than before, the long drawn-out procedure for 'khula' has meant repeated visits to courts and the airing of all kinds of messy matters in public."