Unveiling the new Muslim marriage act drafted by a 30-member executive body, AIMWPLB chairperson Shaista Amber told a news conference here that it is an improvement on other “nikahnamas” and “its authenticity cannot be challenged” since every provision is in accordance with the Shariat and quotes from the holy Quran.
She said it would mitigate the “agonies and sufferings of women” arising out of divorce and gives more rights to the wife.
The marriage guidelines, believed to be the brainchild of Amber who last year announced launching a parallel “nikahnama”, has already ruffled feathers in the community with the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board, the apex body of ullemas, labelling it “useless” and “irrelevant”.
