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you live together legaliy and happily or else you separate in
a dignified and decent way. What is morally and humanly
most remarkable about Islam in this respect is that it does
not force any person to lower his or her dignity and degrade
his morality just to obtain a divorce. It is not necessary for a
Muslim to "separate" from his or her partner some years be-
fore divorce can be granted. Nor is the granting of divorce
conditional on adultery, "separation" as endorsed by many
systems can and certainly does involve immoral and inde-
cent actions. In case of "separation" of this kind the person
can neither enjoy his rights nor fulfill his obligations of mar-
riage. He or she is officially married, but hovv much does he
enjoy married life? He is tied as tightly as can be, yet he is
loose that no restrictions can affect him. He cannot get a di-
vorce or remarry, but is there any legal limit to his scope of
extramarital relationships? He can move with whomever he
likes uncheeked and unrestricted. These are things which
happen every day and need no elaboration. "separation" of
this kind might help someone to finally get divorce, but how
costly it is to morality and how high the price is for society
to pay ! This is something that Islam can never accept or en-
dorse, because it would violate the whole system of moral
values which Islam cherishes.
Considering the case of adultery and its endorsement by
some systems as a basis for divorce, we can only say this: it
is so humiliating to human dignity and detrimental to moral-