Is muslim law codified ?
Mohamed Ali
(Querist) 23 December 2008
This query is : Resolved
I am a Sunni Hanafi Muslim'.
" Is Mohameddan law codified in India or it is still the Textual based Mohameddan law(which is taken from Quran) being followed in Indian Courts.
ESTHERPRIYA
(Expert) 23 December 2008
No Mohameddan Law is not codified. Our politicians are yet to formulate Uniform Civil Code for all Hindu, Mohammeddan and Christian.
RAKHI BUDHIRAJA ADVOCATE
(Expert) 26 December 2008
Yes, My both friends are absolutely right.Mohammedan Law is an uncodified law, still.
Advocate Ravinder
(Expert) 13 February 2014
Mohommedan Law is partly codified and partly uncodified. I am herewith giving details of an article on this subject.
"By Section 27 of the Regulation of 1780, it was laid down that in all suits of inheritance, marriage and caste and other religious usages, the laws of the Quran with respect to Mohammedans and those of the Shastras with respect to Hindus shall be invariably adhered to. By that provision Maulvis gave out conflicting traditions of Prophet Mohammad. There also came to be enacted various enactments having limited applications to the respective princely States to avoid conflicting opinions of Maulvis. These, enactments then came to be made applicable to Muslims in India. It may expressly be noted here that in India Muslim Law is partly codified and partly un-codified. To be exact and precise, it may be noted that in India, codified Muslim Law includes The Kazi/Quazis Act, 1880, The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Act, 1937, The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 and The Wakf Act, 1995. The rest is un-codified Muslim Law although there is no reason or justification for the same.
For full text of article go to:
preservearticles.com/2012030124274/mohammedan-law-and-what-are-their-applications.html
