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In | In Islamic law, 'iddah or 'iddat (Arabic: العدة; ''period (of waiting)''), also spelled iddah, idda, or iddat, is the period a woman must observe after the death of her husband or after a divorce, during which she may not marry another man.<ref name="Esposito2004">{{cite book | editor = John L. Esposito | date = 21 October 2004 | title = The Oxford Dictionary of Islam | publisher = Oxford University Press | pages = 131 | isbn = 978-0-19-975726-8 | oclc = 286438886 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=E324pQEEQQcC}}</ref> The 'iddah (waiting period) of different kind of women in Islam varies depending on her status: | ||
*'''A widowed woman''': The waiting period is 4 months and 10 days | *'''A widowed woman''': The waiting period is 4 months and 10 days | ||
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==‘Iddah and the ‘parentage’ of the child== | ==‘Iddah and the ‘parentage’ of the child== | ||
Islamic legal texts make the claim that ‘Iddah is necessary in order to keep the ‘parentage’ of the child secure. | |||
But the Islam | But the Critics of Islam however object ,and present the following arguments: | ||
*Becoming free of blood of the first menstrual cycle is enough to know if the woman is pregnant or not, and about the “parentage” of the child. | *Becoming free of blood of the first menstrual cycle is enough to know if the woman is pregnant or not, and about the “parentage” of the child. | ||