Originally posted by JrRod
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Traditionally the wedding is held over two days. One day is the wedding which is held by the bride's side the next day it's the Walima which is the groom's side.
Wedding was in America with the only thing signed, as with every other Muslim wedding, an Islamic wedding certificate which is only of any 'legal' use in a Sharia court which is the ONLY court Muslims acknowledge for divorces. Very similar practice to the Jewish courts in fact.
The following day was the Walima which was in Khans hometown in Bolton, England.
There was no state registry in either country. Therefore there is no case. Sure they can make a poor case on semantics and opinions BUT it will fail immediately once the defendants team squash it with the most basic fact. There is no signed state registry declaring them married.
This is nothing new in the Islamic world. Many high profile Muslim celebrities have divorced before and it's always put down as an "amicable split" because Islamically the woman is already provided for should anything go wrong by the dowry which is set, agreed and put aside before the marriage takes place.
Besides what case does a woman have when she claims she pays her own bills and pays her own way in the world? Child support? Part of the Islamic divorce requires the man to take care of the child/children financially till they reach maturity. Case in point Imran Khan (famous Pakistani cricketer turned politician) married Jemima Goldsmith (a British millionaire heiress) who clearly could pay her own way but she didn't need to as when they divorced the dowry that was set covered her children's lives until they reached adulthood. Conclusion was an amicable split as usual.
So Western courts can't really do much other than try and fail. This happens a lot to couples, of faith or none, who just cohabitate too. In fact it's extremely rare for such a case to be successful.
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