Islamic family jurisprudence

Islamic family jurisprudence (Arabic: فقه الأسرة الإسلامية, faqah al'usrat al'iislamia) or Islamic family law or Muslim Family Law is the fiqh of laws and regulations related to maintaining of Muslim family, which are taken from Quran, hadith, fatwas of Muslim jurists and ijma of the Muslims.[1][2][3] It contains pubertal, marital, sexual, child upbringing, adoption and fostering, inheritance, criminal and other related subjects.[4] The subject mainly discusses on foster relationship, marriage, divorce, Ila, li'an, Raj'ah, Khul', Zihar, Iddah, custody and maintenance of children etc.[1][5] From the political aspects, Muslim family law is a part of almost every national constitution of the world regarding religious (Muslim) laws, especially of the Muslim-majority countries.

  1. ^ a b Fiqh of the Muslim family. Islamic Books. 1999. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. ^ Mallat, Chibli; Connors, Jane Frances (1990). Islamic Family Law. BRILL. ISBN 978-1-85333-301-9. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ العمراني, محمد الكدي (2001). فقه الأسرة المسلمة في المهاجر 1-2 ج1 (in Arabic). Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. ISBN 978-2-7451-3374-8. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  4. ^ Zarabozo, Jamaal (1997). The Fiqh of the Family: Marriage and Divorce. American Open University. ISBN 978-1-931961-01-1. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. ^ Welchman, Lynn (2004). Women's Rights and Islamic Family Law: Perspectives on Reform. Zed Books. ISBN 978-1-84277-095-5. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

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