Islamic Law/Finance
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Islamic Family Law
Islamic Family Law
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(Other orthographic forms: iddat iddah idda ʿidda edat)
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a waiting period following divorce or widowhood during which a woman may not remarry; it lasts 3 months for a divorcee and 4 months and 10 days for a widow