Verse 2:228 directs a divorcing wife who finds she is pregnant to give up her wish to divorce if the husband wishes to reconcile, because the child's welfare takes priority.1
Duties in the Quran include making a will, providing for divorcees and widows, and being equitable even in hard circumstances like divorce.1
The Quran's marriage laws guarantee married women their family names, their own possessions and money, the right to agree on whom they marry, and the right to start a divorce.1
The waiting period of three menstruations after divorce shows God's wisdom, letting a father learn of a pregnancy and take responsibility, and possibly leading to reconciliation.1, 2
A believing husband would most probably never lay a hand on his wife, examining his own motives first, and a marriage reaching that stage is on its way to ending.1, 2
In divorce the wife must be fully respected, living in or leaving the home amicably, and the husband may not take back anything he gave her.1, 2
Divorce requires a waiting period before it is official, and divorcing a woman by saying talaq three times is forbidden.1, 2
When a couple fears separation, an arbitrator from each family should be appointed, and God helps them reunite if they decide to reconcile.1
When a divorced woman is pregnant, the husband's wish to remarry her prevails, which protects the fetus's right to a father and family rather than the man's rights.1, 2, 3
Although divorce is allowed, God gives every chance for a marriage to heal through reconciliation, family arbitration, a four month cooling off period, and the interim of three menstruations.1
A husband who replaces his wife with another may not take back anything he gave her.1
If a marriage must be dissolved, it should be done with justice tempered by kindness and fair play.1
When a marriage has problems, the Quran recommends a cooling off period and arbitration by an arbitrator from each family, with every effort made to save the marriage.1, 2
Righteousness includes sensitivity in marriage and divorce, such as forfeiting dowry rights being closer to righteousness and maintaining amicable relations.1, 2
God's system accounts for divorce and requires that divorced women be provided for equitably.1, 2