Muslim law of marriage and divorce
By: Ahmed Shukri
Contributors: Shukri, Ahmed, 1892-
Series: Analecta Gorgiana -- 31; Analecta Gorgiana -- v. 31.
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Piscataway, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9781593336257
Subjects: Marriage (Islamic law); Divorce (Islamic law)
Other titles: Muhammedan law of marriage and divorce
Description: "With the intense interest in the Middle East, and particularly with the western fascination with Islam and the rules that govern it, Shukti's book continues to demand attention. Concerned that many western-hemisphere individuals did not understand the teachings of Islam, he undertook the task of introducing Islamic teachings on marriage and divorce in this little book. Shukri begins with a discussion of jurisprudence in the Muslim view, which he divides into four schools: Hanifite, Malikite, Shafi'ite, and Hanbalite. His discussion continues to the legal view of marriage and impediments to marriage, including consanguinity and difference of religion. The issue of equality appears in six points of equality between husband and wife. Marriage contracts, duties of both parties, and authority within marriage are addressed. The general principles of divorce, including mutual consent and judicial decree round out the discussion." "Analecta Gorgiana is a collection of long essays and short monographs which are consistently cited by modern scholars but previously difficult to find because of their original appearance in obscure publications. Now conveniently published, these essays are not only vital for our understanding of the history of research and ideas, but are also indispensable tools for the continuation and development of on-going research. Carefully selected by a team of scholars based on their relevance to modern scholarship, these essays can now be fully utilized by scholars and proudly owned by libraries."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Originally published: Muhammedan law of marriage and divorce. New York : Columbia University Press, 1917.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction  -- Muhammedan Jurisprudence -- Part I.; title: Marriage --  -- I.; title: Legal View of Marriage --  -- II.; title: Impediments --  -- 1.; title: Perpetual Impediments --  -- a.; title: Consanguinity --  -- b.; title: Affinity --  -- c.; title: Fosterage --  -- 2.; title: Temporary Impediments --  -- a.; title: Collateral Affinity --  -- b.; title: Iddah --  -- c.; title: Prior Repudiation --  -- d.; title: Difference of Religion --  -- e.; title: Pilgrimage --  -- f.; title: Pentagamy --  -- g.; title: Servile Status --  -- III.; title: Equality of Position. (Kafa'ah) --  -- 1.; title: General Doctrine of Equality --  -- 2.; title: Equality in respect to --  -- 1.; title: Tribe or Family --  -- 2.; title: Religion --  -- 3.; title: Character --  -- 4.; title: Occupation --  -- 5.; title: Fortune --  -- 6.; title: Freedom --  -- IV.; title: The Marriage Contract --  -- 1.; title: Proposals of Marriage --  -- 2.; title: Consent --  -- 3.; title: Consent of Guardians --  -- 4.; title: Witnesses --  -- 5.; title: Marriage under Condition or Term --  -- 6.; title: Marriage by Guardians --  -- 7.; title: Marriage by Proxy --  -- V.; title: Dower (Mahr) -- ; title: Nature of Muhammedan Dower -- ; title: Amount -- ; title: Time of Payment -- ; title: Jihaz --  -- Part II.; title: The Matrimonial Relation -- ; title: General --  -- I.; title: Duties of the Husband --  -- II.; title: Duties of the Wife --  -- III.; title: Marital Authority --  -- Part III.; title: Divorce -- ; title: General Principles --  -- I.; title: Repudiation by the Husband (Talak) --  -- 1.; title: Ahsan --  -- 2.; title: Hasan --  -- 3.; title: Bid'i -- ; title: Agency in repudiation --  -- II.; title: Separation by Mutual Consent. (Khul') --  -- III.; title: Dissolution of Marriage by Judicial Decree --  -- 1.; title: Impotence --  -- 2.; title: Li'an or Imprecation --  -- 3.; title: Ila' --  -- 4.; title: Zihar --  -- 5.; title: Failure to Discharge General Marital Obligations --  -- 6.; title: Apostasy.