Analysis of polygamy provision under the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 1984; with referrence to the Qur’an and Sunnah

Islam permits polygamy to preserve woman's dignity and cares for the social moral and economic well-being of wives and orphans. Unfortunately, a number polygamous marriage among Muslims in Malaysia is dramatically misleading from both Islamic theories as well as principles. Hence, it has become...

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Main Author:	Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Islamic University Malaysia 2010
Subjects:	KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/34150/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34150/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34150/21/Binder1.pdf

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spelling	iium-341502014-03-11T06:32:23Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/34150/ Analysis of polygamy provision under the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 1984; with referrence to the Qur’an and Sunnah Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh Islam permits polygamy to preserve woman's dignity and cares for the social moral and economic well-being of wives and orphans. Unfortunately, a number polygamous marriage among Muslims in Malaysia is dramatically misleading from both Islamic theories as well as principles. Hence, it has become a very controversial issue among its critics and supporters which resulting in serious criticism on the credibility of Islamic Family Law Act 1984.(ILLA) As a short term measure, a reform the IFLA has been suggested to focus more on specific legal mechanisms in curbing abuse of polygamy. In this paper the author attempts to analyze the synchronization of the IFLA in the light of Qur’an and Sunnah in order to suggest more effective, practical, and acceptable solutions in overcoming the issues and complying with the requirements by ‘following the real teaching in the revelation.’ International Islamic University Malaysia 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34150/21/Binder1.pdf Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus (2010) Analysis of polygamy provision under the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 1984; with referrence to the Qur’an and Sunnah. IIUM Law Journal, 18 (2). pp. 261-284. ISSN 0128-2530 http://www3.iium.edu.my/laws/journal.php
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description	Islam permits polygamy to preserve woman's dignity and cares for the social moral and economic well-being of wives and orphans. Unfortunately, a number polygamous marriage among Muslims in Malaysia is dramatically misleading from both Islamic theories as well as principles. Hence, it has become a very controversial issue among its critics and supporters which resulting in serious criticism on the credibility of Islamic Family Law Act 1984.(ILLA) As a short term measure, a reform the IFLA has been suggested to focus more on specific legal mechanisms in curbing abuse of polygamy. In this paper the author attempts to analyze the synchronization of the IFLA in the light of Qur’an and Sunnah in order to suggest more effective, practical, and acceptable solutions in overcoming the issues and complying with the requirements by ‘following the real teaching in the revelation.’
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author	Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus
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title	Analysis of polygamy provision under the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 1984; with referrence to the Qur’an and Sunnah
title_short	Analysis of polygamy provision under the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 1984; with referrence to the Qur’an and Sunnah
title_full	Analysis of polygamy provision under the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 1984; with referrence to the Qur’an and Sunnah
title_fullStr	Analysis of polygamy provision under the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 1984; with referrence to the Qur’an and Sunnah
title_full_unstemmed	Analysis of polygamy provision under the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 1984; with referrence to the Qur’an and Sunnah
title_sort	analysis of polygamy provision under the islamic family law (federal territories) act 1984; with referrence to the qur’an and sunnah
publisher	International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2010
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Analysis of polygamy provision under the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 1984; with referrence to the Qur’an and Sunnah

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