triple talaq +enact a law on Muslim divorce if the SC quashed talaq in all forms +triple talaq, polygamy and 'nikah halala' +bench comprising members of different religious communities +NEW DELHI: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Tuesday told the Supreme Court thathas been observed by Muslims for last 1400 years and questioned the Centre for calling the practice un-Islamic. "Triple talaq is there since 637. Who are we to say that this is un-Islamic. Hence, there was no question of constitutional morality and equity," former Union law minister and senior advocate Kapil Sibal , appearing for AIMPLB, said.The Muslim body also equated triple talaq with the Hindu belief that Lord Rama was born at Ayodhya. "If I have faith that Lord Rama was born at Ayodhya, then it's a matter of faith and there is no question of constitutional morality," Sibal told a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar. "Muslim marriage is a contract through nikahnama between consenting adults and so is divorce.

Source: Times of India May 16, 2017 06:31 UTC