Islamic Personal Law

Dower(Mahr): Dower is inherent in the concept of Muslim marriages and it is an integral part of it also. Dower is one of the conditions of validity of Marriage and an agreement to forgo it is not permitted because of the words of the Exalted,“And give unto the women (whom

Zina in Law: Zina is an offence which is defined in the Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979. It means fornication or adultery. It is a commission of sexual intercourse without being validly married to a man and woman. Definition of Zina: According to Section 4 of the

Will Definition and Parties in Will: There are many modes of transferring property from one person to another. These are non-testamentary like gift and sale and testamentary like will in which a person declares his wishes to transfer his property to certain persons or in a certain way, as per

Muslim Marriage(Nikah): Muslim Marriage(Nikah) is the central institution around which the whole family life revolves. Marriage is a process or a way through which a male and female become legal to one another in sexual activities. The procedure of Marriage is different in every religion. Hence, we will discuss here

As a plural of fai’l, af’aal means the doing of a man, in terms of heart, tongue and limbs. These acts may be classified into:  1). Natural acts (Hissi)  Acts of mind (Qalbi)  Physical acts (Af’aal)  2). Juristic acts (Shar’i). They can be classified into: When these acts are classified

Dissolution of Marriage: Dissolution of marriage takes place on any of the following grounds: – Apostasy (of either party) Death Option of Puberty Divorce Related Post: Muslim Marriage Apostasy: It is the renunciation of religious faith when a Muslim renounces his faith it is called apostasy ( Ridd). The person