Islamic family jurisprudence (Arabic: فقه الأسرة الإسلامية, faqah al’usrat al’iislamia) or Islamic family law or Muslim Family Law is the fiqh of laws and regulations related to maintaining of Muslim family, which are taken from Quran, hadith, fatwas of Muslim jurists and ijma of the Muslims. It contains pubertal, marital, sexual, child upbringing, adoption and fostering, inheritance, criminal and other related subjects. The subject mainly discusses on foster relationship, marriage, divorce, Ila, li’an, Raj’ah, Khul’, Zihar, Iddah, custody and maintenance of children etc. From the political aspects, Muslim family law is a part of almost every national constitution of the world regarding religious (Muslim) laws, specially of the muslim-majority countries.
In this article Team YLCC brings you Top 50 Interview Questions from Islamic family law. Read on!
- What are the sources of muslim law?
- What are the predominant sects of muslims?
- What is the proper definition of family that one should follow for muslims?
- What is the relevance of the Shabnam Hasmi case on adoption for the muslims?
- What are the different schools of muslims laws?
- Which is the secondary source of muslim law?
- How did the emergence of the Shia muslims take place?
- Why is the celebration of Muharram festival followed by the Shia sect of muslims only?
- Why did the evolution of the sects among Muslims take place?
- How did the evolution of the Quran take place?
- How many verses of the Quran deal with family law matters?
- What does Sunnat deal with?
- What does Ijmas deal with?
- What are the conditions of marriage for muslims?
- Is muslim marriage a contract or not?
- What is taken as the age of majority under muslim laws?
- What happens if there is a conflict between personal law and a special law?
- What is relevance of Independent thought case on marriage of the muslim women?
- How many types of marriage could be seen among the Shia sect?
- How many types of marriage could be seen among Sunni sects?
- How do irregular marriages become valid marriages?
- Why is there no place of voidable marriage among the muslims unlike Hindu?
- What is Mehr/dower?
- How is Mehr different from sthreedhan?
- Can it be said that women are brought like material by the means of mehr?
- How many types of dower are present?
- Why is half dower amount given if there is no consummation of marriage?
- Does dower actually a financial support or payment for sexual pleasure?
- How many witness are required from the end of musim man for his marriage?
- How many witness are required from the end of musim woman for her marriage?
- What is Muta marriage?
- Which sect of muslim follow this kind of marriage?
- What is the sole purpose of this kind of marriage?
- How is Muta marriage different from Nikah?
- What is the status of any child taking birth out of muta marriage?
- How one can get converted into muslim religion?
- What is the Iddat period?
- What is Kalema?
- What is the relevance of the Sarla Mudgal case?
- Why is the institution of marriage not held as a sacred institution of society?
- How marriage is completed under muslim personal laws?
- What is the doctrine of puberty under muslim laws?
- What are the effects of the Iddat period?
- What are the three degrees in the establishment of paternity?
- What is the concept of “Filius Nullius”?
- What is “Turbatio Sanguints”?
- What are the scientific techniques for determining paternity?
- How divorce is carried out under Muslim laws?
- How the triple talaq case impacted Muslim laws?
- How many marriages are allowed at a time and why?Why does it not attract section 494 of IPC?
YLCC would like to thank Anurag Mondal for his valuable contribution in this article.
