Islamic personal law

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Muslim_personal_law
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:India
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Muslims
Middle Eastern countries
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Sharia
gptkbp:criticizedFor gender bias
conflict with secular law
lack of uniformity
gptkbp:debatedBy courts
public discourse
Islamic seminaries
parliaments
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Christian_personal_law
gptkb:Hindu_personal_law
secular law
gptkbp:enforcedBy religious courts
civil courts (in some countries)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Islamic personal law
gptkbp:protectedBy freedom of religion
gptkbp:recognizedBy Indonesian legal system
Malaysian legal system
Indian legal system
Nigerian legal system
Bangladeshi legal system
Middle Eastern legal systems
Pakistani legal system
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:family
gptkb:marriage
inheritance
maintenance
succession
guardianship
gptkbp:source gptkb:Hadith
gptkb:Quran
gptkb:Ijma
gptkb:Qiyas
gptkbp:subject constitutional scrutiny
interpretation by Islamic scholars
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Muslim_Personal_Law_(Shariat)_Application_Act,_1937
gptkb:Dissolution_of_Muslim_Marriages_Act,_1939
gptkb:Muslim_Women_(Protection_of_Rights_on_Divorce)_Act,_1986
legal reforms
judicial decisions
various fatwas
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Muslim_personal_law
gptkb:Sharia_Court_of_Appeals
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7