Legal entitlements of wives in the classical islamic family law

This paper addresses the presupposition that without the codified laws of modern Islamic family law, women would end up wandering in pursuance of their legal entitlements in marriage as no concern was given to their rights in the classical law. It proves that such codified laws that protect the...

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Main Authors: Yelwa, Mansur Isa, Mohd Zin, Najibah
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Language:English
Published: DISC International 2015
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spelling iium-478162018-05-23T01:49:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47816/ Legal entitlements of wives in the classical islamic family law Yelwa, Mansur Isa Mohd Zin, Najibah KBP Islamic Law This paper addresses the presupposition that without the codified laws of modern Islamic family law, women would end up wandering in pursuance of their legal entitlements in marriage as no concern was given to their rights in the classical law. It proves that such codified laws that protect the conjugal rights of women were extracted from the classical texts of Islamic jurisprudence. Accordingly, the paper brings forth a set of Shari’ah rulings on wives’ rights in the absence of a regulated family law framework for concerned jurisdictions. Textual authorities and juristic dicta are translated, quoted and vividly analyzed comparatively, outlining the diversity of Islamic law within its various Schools of Thought. Legal entitlements covering maintenance, clothing, shelter, sexual relations and other essentials are discussed in depth. Keywords: Classical law; Marriage; Women; Rights; Jurists DISC International 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47816/1/mansur_and_najibah.pdf Yelwa, Mansur Isa and Mohd Zin, Najibah (2015) Legal entitlements of wives in the classical islamic family law. Journal of islam, law and judiciary, 1 (1). 22-44. ISSN 2411-4936 http://joilj.discinternational.org/index.php/joilj/article/view/11/4
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Yelwa, Mansur Isa
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Legal entitlements of wives in the classical islamic family law
description This paper addresses the presupposition that without the codified laws of modern Islamic family law, women would end up wandering in pursuance of their legal entitlements in marriage as no concern was given to their rights in the classical law. It proves that such codified laws that protect the conjugal rights of women were extracted from the classical texts of Islamic jurisprudence. Accordingly, the paper brings forth a set of Shari’ah rulings on wives’ rights in the absence of a regulated family law framework for concerned jurisdictions. Textual authorities and juristic dicta are translated, quoted and vividly analyzed comparatively, outlining the diversity of Islamic law within its various Schools of Thought. Legal entitlements covering maintenance, clothing, shelter, sexual relations and other essentials are discussed in depth. Keywords: Classical law; Marriage; Women; Rights; Jurists
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author Yelwa, Mansur Isa
Mohd Zin, Najibah
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Mohd Zin, Najibah
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title Legal entitlements of wives in the classical islamic family law
title_short Legal entitlements of wives in the classical islamic family law
title_full Legal entitlements of wives in the classical islamic family law
title_fullStr Legal entitlements of wives in the classical islamic family law
title_full_unstemmed Legal entitlements of wives in the classical islamic family law
title_sort legal entitlements of wives in the classical islamic family law
publisher DISC International
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