Legal rights of Chinese Muslims in the case of Conversion to Islam in Malaysia: with reference to family law issues

This paper focuses on the issues of conversion of one of the party to a non- Muslim marriage to Islam. In Malaysia, there are some legal problems that need to be addressed particularly concerning the rights of a wife to the ancillary claims after the dissolution of the marriage such as maintenance,...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Hak, Nora, Mohd Zin, Najibah, Mahmud, Mek Wok
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/65867/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65867/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65867/1/ISSCITU%202018.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/65867/12/65867_Legal%20rights%20of%20Chinese%20Muslims.pdf

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spelling	iium-658672018-09-24T02:00:03Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/65867/ Legal rights of Chinese Muslims in the case of Conversion to Islam in Malaysia: with reference to family law issues Abdul Hak, Nora Mohd Zin, Najibah Mahmud, Mek Wok KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh This paper focuses on the issues of conversion of one of the party to a non- Muslim marriage to Islam. In Malaysia, there are some legal problems that need to be addressed particularly concerning the rights of a wife to the ancillary claims after the dissolution of the marriage such as maintenance, division of matrimonial property and custody of children. These issues have been discussed by the Malaysian courts in their judgments when they preside over cases involving conversion to Islam. Among the issues that have been raised is whether a non-Muslim wife is entitled to maintenance when her husband converted to Islam and if she is still entitled the next question is for how long will she get the maintenance. Other issues discussed in the paper are; which party that shall be entitled to the custody of the child and also issue concerning the legal status of the marriage. The paper analyses the legal provisions including the recent amendment to the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976. It also examines court cases, which involve Chinese parties on conversion to Islam. 2018 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65867/1/ISSCITU%202018.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65867/12/65867_Legal%20rights%20of%20Chinese%20Muslims.pdf Abdul Hak, Nora and Mohd Zin, Najibah and Mahmud, Mek Wok (2018) Legal rights of Chinese Muslims in the case of Conversion to Islam in Malaysia: with reference to family law issues. In: 3rd International Social Science Conference: Islamic Thought & Understanding (ISSCITU 2018), 1st-3rd May 2018, Langkawi, Malaysia. (Unpublished) http://www.iium.edu.my/news/3rd-international-social-science-conference-on-islamic-thought-and-understanding-2018isscitu-2018-36542
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spellingShingle	KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh Abdul Hak, Nora Mohd Zin, Najibah Mahmud, Mek Wok Legal rights of Chinese Muslims in the case of Conversion to Islam in Malaysia: with reference to family law issues
description	This paper focuses on the issues of conversion of one of the party to a non- Muslim marriage to Islam. In Malaysia, there are some legal problems that need to be addressed particularly concerning the rights of a wife to the ancillary claims after the dissolution of the marriage such as maintenance, division of matrimonial property and custody of children. These issues have been discussed by the Malaysian courts in their judgments when they preside over cases involving conversion to Islam. Among the issues that have been raised is whether a non-Muslim wife is entitled to maintenance when her husband converted to Islam and if she is still entitled the next question is for how long will she get the maintenance. Other issues discussed in the paper are; which party that shall be entitled to the custody of the child and also issue concerning the legal status of the marriage. The paper analyses the legal provisions including the recent amendment to the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976. It also examines court cases, which involve Chinese parties on conversion to Islam.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Abdul Hak, Nora Mohd Zin, Najibah Mahmud, Mek Wok
author_facet	Abdul Hak, Nora Mohd Zin, Najibah Mahmud, Mek Wok
author_sort	Abdul Hak, Nora
title	Legal rights of Chinese Muslims in the case of Conversion to Islam in Malaysia: with reference to family law issues
title_short	Legal rights of Chinese Muslims in the case of Conversion to Islam in Malaysia: with reference to family law issues
title_full	Legal rights of Chinese Muslims in the case of Conversion to Islam in Malaysia: with reference to family law issues
title_fullStr	Legal rights of Chinese Muslims in the case of Conversion to Islam in Malaysia: with reference to family law issues
title_full_unstemmed	Legal rights of Chinese Muslims in the case of Conversion to Islam in Malaysia: with reference to family law issues
title_sort	legal rights of chinese muslims in the case of conversion to islam in malaysia: with reference to family law issues
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/65867/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65867/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65867/1/ISSCITU%202018.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/65867/12/65867_Legal%20rights%20of%20Chinese%20Muslims.pdf
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Legal rights of Chinese Muslims in the case of Conversion to Islam in Malaysia: with reference to family law issues

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