Reform of Muslim personal law

By:

Gani, H. A

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi; Deep & Deep Pub.; 1988Description: 176 pISBN:

8171000711

Subject(s):

Islamic Law-India

DDC classification:

340.59 GAN

Summary: Few issues pertaining to minorities have roused so much concern and debate among intellectuals as the one single issue of Reform of Muslim Personal Law. The controversy essen tially centres round the now famous Shahbano Case and the recently enacted Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986. The author focuses his searchlight, not only on the Government's attitude but also on the views of the opposition and leading Muslims as well as Non-Muslim intellectuals. Dr. Gani attri butes the Government's reluctance to reform Muslim Personal Law to political considerations and opines that in the long run this reluctance could prove baneful to the community as well as the country.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	340.59 GAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		42291

Total holds: 0

Browsing Gandhi Smriti Library shelves Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous		No cover image available No cover image available	No cover image available No cover image available			No cover image available No cover image available	No cover image available No cover image available	Next
Previous	340.59 FAD Speaking in God's name	340.59 FAM Family law reform in the muslim world / prepared by Tahir Mahmood	340.59 Fyz Outlines of Mohammadan law	340.59 GAN Reform of Muslim personal law	340.59 HAL Introduction to islamic law	340.59 HED Hedaya : Commentry on the Islamic Laws / Translated by Charles Hamilton	340.59 HED Hedaya : Commentry on the Islamic Laws / Translated by Charles Hamilton	Next

Few issues pertaining to minorities have roused so much concern and debate among intellectuals as the one single issue of Reform of Muslim Personal Law. The controversy essen tially centres round the now famous Shahbano Case and the recently enacted Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986. The author focuses his searchlight, not only on the Government's attitude but also on the views of the opposition and leading Muslims as well as Non-Muslim intellectuals. Dr. Gani attri butes the Government's reluctance to reform Muslim Personal Law to political considerations and opines that in the long run this reluctance could prove baneful to the community as well as the country.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.