Explore: ʻiddah

In Islam, ’iddah or iddat (Arabic: العدة, romanized: al-ʿidda; "period of waiting") is the period a woman must observe after the death of her husband

of the prior husband. The length of ‘iddah varies according to a number of circumstances. Generally, the ‘iddah of a divorced woman is three lunar months

Émile Eddé (Arabic: إميل إدّه, romanized: Imīl Iddah; 5 May 1886 – 28 September 1949) was a Lebanese lawyer and politician who served twice as the President

ends and the wife must undergo iddah, a period of abstinence from marriage (and thus, sexual intercourse). The iddah is intended to give paternal certainty

the surah An-Nisa. The surah also defines the time period of mourning (iddah) to be three menstruation periods. For pre-menarche girls and for post-menopause

the husband has died. Iddah periods vary according to the woman's situation and the school of fiqh setting the iddah: The iddah for a divorcée who is

husband can revoke the divorce at any time during the waiting period ('iddah) which lasts three full menstrual cycles. Resumption of sexual relations

periods to discourage hasty divorces. For a menstruating woman, the waiting (Iddah) period before the divorce is finalized, as three monthly periods. For post-menopause

Iddah, or Ida is a ward and a village of Kagarko Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code

granted a divorce through khulʿ, she must enter a waiting period known as iddah. According to the majority opinion, which includes the reliable position