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Abstract: This article investigates the case of the end of marriage in Ottoman Cyprus based on 17th century judicial records. The end of marriage is one of the most elaborate and important discussions in Islamic family law. Therefore, to determine how it was put into practice at various times and places is crucial for the history of Islamic law. After the Ottomans conquered the Island in 1571, Islamic-Ottoman law entered into effect in Cyprus. Hence, shedding light on the case of the end of marriage will make a significant contribution to clarify the history of Cyprus as well. The Kadi registers, which serve as collective memory of the Muslim and non-Muslim peoples of Cyprus, had been carefully recorded in the Ottoman period and a significant part of them have reached us today. From this point forth, all of the relevant documents found in the 17th century Kadi Registers are examined based upon the Hanafi school of law, which constituted the positive law of the period. In addition to this, the points related to the historical aspect of the case are circumstantially discussed and clarified in the paper.

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