Subjects:

India, Other Jurisdictions , Islamic Law

Contents:

Preface to the Fourth Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Introduction to the Study of Muhammadan Law

I Application and Interpretation

II Marriage

III Dower (MAHR)

IV Dissolution of Marriage

V Parentage and Legitimacy

VI Guardianship

VII Maintenance

VIII Gifts

IX Wakf

X Pre-Emption

XI Will and Gifts Made in Death-Illness

XII The Administration of Estates

XIII The Sunnite Law of Inheritance

XIV The Shiite Law of Inheritance

Appendix A The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937

Appendix B The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939

Appendix C Agreement for Dissolution of Marriage

Appendix D Special Marriage, 1954

Appendix E Government of Pakistan, Ordinance Vin of 1961

Appendix F Processions and other Miscellaneous Matters

Appendix G. Select Bibliography

Indexes

The fourth edition of this classic textbook incorporates changes in the law through 1980 including changes in English law in relation to Muslim immigrants as well as new laws resulting from the formation of Bangladesh. This edition also includes the complete text of the Pakistan Orders of 1979 which have had far-reaching implications in the introduction of Islamic law in Pakistan