Shari'a Law and Society Tradition and Change in South Asia

Name: Shari'a Law and Society Tradition and Change in South Asia
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ISBN: 9780195796667

ISBN-10: 0195796667

ISBN-13: 9780195796667

Edition: 2001

Authors: Alamgir Muhammad Serajuddin

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In a multi-disciplinary approach, the book discusses the historical, social and legal contexts of Shari'a law reform in South Asia, their methodology and juristic basis, the debate between traditionalists and the modernists over their legality, the resultant political and social tensions and their success in improving the social position of Muslim women. The study argues that through a creative adaptation of law to the changing needs of society, Islamic values and modernisation can be made compatible and Muslim women assured full legal rights.

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/20/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 426
Size: 5.20" wide x 8.43" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.364

Professor Alamgir Serajuddin, formerly vice-chancellor of the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, teaches in the department of history. A barrister-at-law from Lincoln's Inn, Serajuddin has a Ph.D. from London University. He is the author of Revenue Administration of the East India Companyin Chittagong, 1761-1785, and has written several articles and research papers. He has also been visiting professor at Georgetown University, USA.



Preface to the Second Edition


Preface to the First Edition



Sharia'a Law and Society


Tradition and Change in the Muslim World


Tradition and Change in South Asia



Reform of Muslim Family Laws in Bangladesh and Pakistan


Report of the Commission on Marriage and Family Laws


Traditionalist Reaction


The Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961



Inheritance Law and Rights of Orphaned Grandchildren


Shari'a Law of Inheritance


Controversy about Orphaned Grandchildren's Inheritance Rights under the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961


Judicial Interpretation of Orphaned Grandchildren's Inheritance Rights


Obligatory Bequests and Similar Devices



The Problem of Polygamy


Polygamy in Shari'a Law


The Great Debate about Polygamy and Polygamy Provisions of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961


The Courts and Section 6 of the Ordinance


Polygamy in Practice



Divorce and the Muslim Family Laws Ordinace, 1961


Divorce and the Shari'a Law


Continuity versus Change in the Law of Divorce


Judicial Interpretation of the Divorce Provisions of the Ordinance


The Question of Repugnance of the Ordinance to the Injunctions of Islam


Impact of the Divorce Provisions of the Ordinance



Maintenance of Wives


Shari'a Law of Maintenance of Wives


Statutory Protection of Rights of Maintenance


The Law Regarding Past Maintenance


Problem of Maintenance of Divorced Wives



Concluding Remarks



Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961



West Pakistan Rules under the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961


Abbreviations


Glossary


Table of Cases


Bibliography


Index