The parties were married on 22 July 2007 and had one child. The plaintiff submitted that while the marriage had been harmonious initially, by January 2013 it had become quarrelsome because of:
Problems escalated in October 2014 resulting in the parties separating, the plaintiff leaving the matrimonial home. Familial efforts to make the parties reconcile had been in vain and the plaintiff requested that the court grant her an irrevocable divorce (talak satu ba'in sughra).
On the grounds of ongoing conflict between the parties, the court acceded to the plaintiff's request, pursuant to art 19(f) of Government Regulation No. 9 of 1975, and art 116(f) of the Compilation of Islamic Laws.