▁that ▁" the ▁female ▁nature ▁is ▁wanting ▁in ▁rational ity ▁and ▁self - control ". ▁Re qu iring ▁a ▁just ification ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁being ▁potentially ▁det r iment al ▁to ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁both ▁sp ouses , ▁since ▁it ▁may ▁expose ▁family ▁secre ts ▁to ▁public ▁scr ut iny . ▁ ▁T ala q ▁is ▁considered ▁in ▁Islam ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁repre hens ible ▁means ▁of ▁divor ce . ▁The ▁initial ▁declaration ▁of ▁t ala q ▁is ▁a ▁rev oc able ▁rep udi ation ▁( ṭ al ā q ▁ra j ʿ ah ) ▁which ▁does ▁not ▁terminate ▁the ▁marriage . ▁The ▁husband ▁can ▁re voke ▁the ▁rep udi ation ▁at ▁any ▁time ▁during ▁the ▁waiting ▁period ▁( ‘ idd ah ) ▁which ▁last s ▁three ▁full ▁men stru al ▁cycles . ▁The ▁waiting ▁period ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁couple ▁an ▁opportunity ▁for ▁recon c ili ation , ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁wife ▁is ▁not ▁pre gn ant . ▁Res umption ▁of ▁sexual ▁relations ▁automatically ▁ret ract s ▁the ▁rep udi ation . ▁The ▁wife ▁retain s ▁all ▁her ▁rights ▁during ▁the ▁waiting ▁period . ▁The ▁divor ce ▁becomes ▁final ▁when ▁the ▁waiting ▁period ▁exp ires . ▁This ▁is ▁called ▁a ▁" min or " ▁divor ce ▁( al - bay n una ▁al - s ugh ra ) ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁can ▁rem ar ry . ▁If ▁the ▁husband ▁rep udi ates ▁his ▁wife ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁time , ▁it ▁triggers ▁a ▁" major " ▁divor