AGRA: With the Supreme Court holding instant talaq , or talaq-e-biddat, unconstitutional, madrassas in Uttar Pradesh have begun preparations to teach Muslim men the “correct way to divorce ".Maulana Shahbudin Razvi, national general secretary, Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa, an influential organisation of the Sunni Barelvi sect, said, “Following the apex court order on triple talaq , we conducted a meeting of clerics associated with madrassas and have urged them to inform the community through students, and also in their Friday prayers and during religious congregations, about the correct ways of giving talaq.”Razvi said the purpose of the exercise is to educate couples to follow sharia in matters of separation and shun instant talaq. He added that they would also urge Muslim women not to take their personal matters to courts or police.Mufti Muddasar Khan, who runs a madrassa in Agra, said they have a full chapter on the correct way of going through a divorce and will ask students to educate others about it."At present, there are over 200 madrassas, including non-recognised ones, in Aligarh and about 150 in Agra. However, students in lower classes are not taught practices of talaq, nikah or halala," Khan said.Syed Jamal, who runs a madrassa in Aligarh, said instant talaq is wrong according to the sharia law. “We want to educate people on the correct manner in which talaq can be effected,” he said, adding that they would tell their students to spread the message.Maulana Noman Ahmed Azhari, a lecturer in Aligarh-based Albarkat Islamic Research and Training Institute that imparts cultural and social training to madrassa students, said many people are not aware of sharia and practise it incorrectly. “We will not only train our students well but motivate them to teach the correct things to others also, as there is an urgent need to end wrong practices.”Another madrassa teacher in Agra, Maulana Tanveer Ahmed, said, “Through madrassa students, we can reach out to a large Muslim audience and educate men about the correct practices, which are in accordance with sharia.” Clerics and teachers at madrassas said this was very important so that Muslim men don't get into any trouble with the law as many of them are poor and illiterate and the Supreme Court's order may not have reached them.