Tahir Mahmood

RELATING TO

MUSLIMS IN INDIA

 

While religion has regulated the law for long in the history of mankind, in our times it is generally the law that regulates the scope and limits of religion. In today’s world State legislation and codification of all sorts of laws are the order of the day.

In many parts of the world national statute books include codes, enactment's and ordinances relating to Muslims and their religion. The same is true of India.

In this country State legislation now in force covers religious and legal concepts and institutions of the Muslims, their personal law and academic Centre. Besides, Muslims religio-legal principles have been interacting with the public and private laws of the country giving rise to important case-law.

This book  offers a thorough study of all statutory provisions and case-law of India relating to, or having a bearing on, Muslims, their religion, religious and academic institutions and personal law. Central and local legislation's and judicial rulings thereunder have been critically examined, in their historical setting, in the light of the Indian Constitutional philosophy and the true Islamic teachings.

Contents 1.Introduction 2.Part One Indian Public Law on Muslim Religious Matters i.Fundamentals of Islam ii.Religious Divisions,sects and Castes iii.Religious festivities iv.Religious Places and institutions v.Religious Authorities and Functionaries vi.Special System Part II Statutes on the Application of Muslim Law i.Historical Perspective ii.Shariat Application Act 1937 iii.Application of Muslim Law De Hors the Shariat Application Act iv. Administration and Development of Muslim Law Part III  Statutes on Family Rights and Relations i.Registration of Muslim Matrimonial Transactions & Compliance with Islamic Law ii.Legislation on Dower &Dowry iii.Legislation for Women on Divorce and Its aftermath iv.Application of General Legislation to Muslims v.Muslim Law ,Other Personal Laws &Conflict of Laws vi.Appendix to Part Three Part IV i.Special Legislation for Muslims ii.Application of General Legislation on Property and Succession iii.Substantive Legislation on Wakfs  Part V Statutes on Management of Events and Institutions i.Haj and Pilgrimage ii.Academic Institutions iii.Wakfs &Endowments :Local Legislation iv.Wakf & Endowments :Central Legislation v.Index

The Author:Tahir Mahmood received his legal education at Lucknow ,Aligharh Muslim University and later at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies at London..He is well known for his specialised academic and research work in law and Religion ,Islamic Law and the Legal System of Muslim Countries andvarious personal laws of India.He has  been teaching the Dean of the  Faculty of Law at Delhi University .In 1980 he set up a Department of Law which has now been raised to the Centre for Advanced Socio- Lega Studies.He is also one of the founders of the Faculty of Law established in 1989 at Jamia Millia Islamia .Now he is  a senior Professor of Laws at the University of Delhi.On deputation to the Government of India where he held the prestigious position of Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities.

Professor Mehmood has widely travelled in all parts of the Globe and has been closely associated with the top academic bodies of the world including the International Society of Family Law set up in 1975 in Germany and the Organisation of Islamic Conference Islamic  Fiqh Academy Jeddah .He has also been opted on the Editorial Advisory Board of  the Jeddah based Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs .Author of many well known books ,Mahmood is also Founder Editor of of two well established periodicals-the Islamic and Comparative Law Review and the Religion and Law Review.published from the IOS .A specialist in religion based and religion related laws,Mahmood has been writing on these subjects since 1972.

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