Notes to Aqdas, Sentence #160
Notes from the Authorized Translation
102. He who hath divorced his wife may choose, upon
the passing of each month, to remarry her when there
is mutual affection and consent, so long as she hath not
taken another husband ... unless, clearly, her circumstances
change. # 68
Shoghi Effendi states, in a letter written on his behalf, that
the intention of "the passing of each month" is not to
impose a limitation, and that it is possible for a divorced
couple to remarry at any time after their divorce, so long as
neither party is currently married to another person.
Anton Haddad's Notes
One of the Muhammedan laws is that when a man divorces his wife, by saying to her three times, "I have divorced you", or whether he is divorced three times, he can take back his wife by merely giving her to some one else for one night only, and thus the Manifestation forbids this practice.
Earl Elder's Notes
3. According to Islamic law, if a man gives his wife "the triple divorce", he cannot remarry her until after she has been married to another man and has been divorced by him. See Qur'an 2:230.
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