Muslim Personal Law

 

 

The status of Muslim Personal Law in Muslim countries

The application of Islamic Criminal law
 
 
 
 

The status of Muslim Personal  Law in non- Muslim countries

 
 
 
 

MPL and the Legal implications to South African Muslims

Definitions within the South African Islamic Marriages bill 
Proposed Islamic Marriage Act by Sharia Consultants
 
 
The need to expand the United Ulema Council (South Africa) towards non-Ulema and other organizations to allow the voicing of other Islamic opinions and serve as a resolving mechanism for disputes within the SA chapter of MPL
 
 
 
The Definition of "Islamic Law"

General Muslim Identity

 
What is a mazhab
Understanding the mazaahib
 
 
MPL and diversity in Islamic Law
Rejecting other Mazhabs and interpretations
Dealing with diversity in Islamic Law 
Resolving juridical conflict resultant from diverse factions of Islamic Scholars who either follow the same Mazhab of differ in Mazhab
MPL and the Juridical Needs to codify Islamic Law
 
The importance of recording elucidative notes on the Pre-amble, clauses and articles of any Islamic Bill within the MPL
 
 
 
 
Islamic marriages, dowry, divorce, khul, ismah and faskh
 
 
Custody, guardianship and maintenance in Islam
 
Suing either spouse for aids transfer
 
 
 
The Islamic impermissibility of abortion and general pregnancy termination rights within the South African Legal System
 
 
 
The views of Non-Muslims about Islamic Law

The myths and realities about Islamic Law

 
 
 

 

 

 

Islamic Legal Procedure

Qadha (judgement) in Islamic Law

 

 

 

Unanswered Secular-Legal questions

 

 

Seminar Papers
 
 

 

The Islamic Law of Inheritance

 

 

South African Law Commission Papers etc

http://www.law.wits.ac.za/salc/salc.html

and responses to the white papers, issue papers and discussion papers issued by the South African Law Commission

 

Copyright Material Used and permissions obtained