curbing divorce chaos

Grand Imam of Al-Azhar announces decisions on women’s rights, warns against violence, calls for curbing divorce chaos

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 - 02:33 GMT

The Council’s resolutions affirmed the principle of equality between men and women in rights and duties, emphasizing that distinction between the sexes is based solely on competence and merit, not gender. The Council stressed the obligation to grant women their rightful inheritance in accordance with Islamic law, rejecting any encroachment upon their shares. It also refuted calls for absolute equality between men and women where such claims contradict definitive religious texts.

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