A1adjective
مُطَلَّق
muṭallaq
divorced (male)
Example
هُوَ رَجُلٌ مُطَلَّق
huwa rajulun muṭallaq
He is a divorced man
Grammar
Passive participle. Feminine: مُطَلَّقَة (muṭallaqa).
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Arabic root
ط-ل-ق
2 words from this root family
B2noun
طَلَاقٌ
ṭalāq
divorce
Example
الطَّلَاقُ مَرَّتَانِ فَإِمْسَاكٌ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ تَسْرِيحٌ بِإِحْسَانٍ
aṭ-ṭalāqu marratāni fa-imsākun bi-maʿrūfin aw tasrīḥun bi-iḥsān
Divorce is twice. Then either retention with good treatment or release with kindness (2:229)
Grammar
Masculine noun (maṣdar). Verb: طَلَّقَ (Form II, to divorce). Surah aṭ-Ṭalāq (65) provides detailed divorce procedures and women's rights.
Culture
Islam permits divorce but the Prophet ﷺ called it 'the most hated of permissible things to God.' The Quran mandates dignity and fairness in the process.