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What legal procedure is referred to as LEA’AN___________?

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Answer: B. A Clause of Islamic law

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Li'an is a specific legal procedure and formal clause in Islamic family law concerning mutual oaths of accusation. It provides a mechanism for a husband to accuse his wife of infidelity when he lacks external witnesses. The procedure involves both parties swearing formal oaths invoking divine wrath if they are lying. Islamic law requires strict eyewitness testimony to substantiate major accusations of unchastity within society. When spouses face an irreconcilable dispute without witnesses, Islamic jurisprudence establishes this unique procedure. The rulings governing Li'an are derived directly from explicit verses found in Surah An-Nur.

It is not the name of a surah, although the relevant legal verses are contained within Surah An-Nur. Honour and respect are general ethical concepts rather than the technical legal mechanism of mutual oaths. It is certainly not the name of a tree, ruling out any confusion with botanical references in scripture.

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Islamic Studies
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