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Definition :

Iddat period, means in the case of a divorced woman,--

(i) three menstrual courses after the date of divorce, if she is subject to menstruation; and

(ii) three lunar months after her divorce, if she is not subject to menstruation; and

(iii) if she is enceinte at the time of her divorce, the period between the divorce and the delivery of her child or the termination of her pregnancy, whichever is earlier. [Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 (25 of 1986), s. 2 (b)]