Types of Divorce of the paganism Era, How Islam Dealt with and theEvolution of Divorce System with the Advent of Islam

One of the wrong customs and rules of the culture of the pre- Islamic era was the etiquette of divorce, against which Islam fought. The decadent position of woman and dominance of patriarchy in society in the pre-Islamic era were behind the cruel attitude shown towards women in divorce system. Divine law of Islam reformed and modified most of the divorce rules of that period, giving special attention to woman's genuine identity and humanity. Practically, Islam denounced some types of divorces common in the period of paganism, confirmed some other types and recommended that women's rights be observed and it promulgated some other types. The present research, discussing and explaining the different types of divorces of pre-Islamic era, and pointing out the effects of the doctrines ofIslam on the evolution of divorce system in that era, seeks to prove that the change in the divorce system of the pre-Islamic era is attributed to the advent of Islam.