New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Friday said the matter of triple talaq was not an issue among Muslims and that it had been brought up to implement a uniform civil code in the country.

Issuing a press release, AIMPLB executive member Dr Asma Zehra stressed that the Muslim community will not lie low but oppose tooth and nail if any interference is made in their personal laws by the government of the day. The men and womenfolk of the community would struggle together, shoulder to shoulder, if need be, spiritedly and peacefully against the forces which are hell bent to unnecessary meddle with the Muslim personal laws, she added.

She said: “The so-called movement against this law has been started to introduce a uniform civil code in the country. It is more of a media hype… the issue is of no importance among Muslim women and there is no need to bring about any change in the laws.” 

She said that divorce rate is least in Muslim Community. Giving statistics to prove her claim, she stated that in India the Divorce rate in metro cities of Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore has increased to 350% in last 5 years. Bangalore had 3 family courts which were increased to six last year. Majority of couples seeking Divorce belong to IT sector and there are many cases seeking Divorce within months of Marriage.

Latest released Census 2011 data also shows that there is no alarming situation in Muslim society on account of divorce as in Islam, marriage is a social contract while in other religions it is considered as  “attoot bandhan’ (Unbreakable knot).  According to data, Muslim women have a higher divorce rate of 5 per 100 compared to 2-3 per thousand for Hindus, Sikhs and Jains. It also shows that divorce and separation rates are higher among Christians and Buddhists, and lowest among Jains. Although separation rates are higher for Hindus than Muslims, divorce is more prevalent among the latter.Widowhood rates are much higher among Hindus and Sikhs than Muslims.