• Divorce under Islamic law depends on the religious sect to which the couple belongs. Generally, it takes the following form:
• A husband can divorce a wife by pronouncing the word “talak” three times at a go, after which the marriage would be dissolved.
• A husband can pronounce the word “talak” once every month for three months and third “talak” ends the marriage.
• In certain sects, the wife can divorce the husband.
• The “talak” may be a written word “talakahama” or it may be a spoken word. In order for the “talak” to have legal effect, it must be communicated to the woman.
• The “talak” should not be pronounced when the wife is menstruating or pregnant.
• This “talak” when pronounced should be registered with the registrar of marriages and divorce of Mohammedans.

A couple married under the customary law may apply the customary law of their community to end the marriage.

There are no set rules and guidelines on how this divorce should be undertaken.

The divorce is done according to the customary practices from which the couple hails.

• A husband may tell the court that the wife is guilty of adultery.
• A wife may tell the court that the husband has changed religion and gone through a form of marriage with another woman
• The husband has committed adultery
• Cruelty
• The husband was already married to someone else
• Husband deserted her for two years without reason
• Committed rape, sodomy or bestiality
• The most common grounds are; cruelty, adultery and desertion.