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Muslims are required to use Sharia law for cases regarding marriage, divorce, maintenance, guardianship of minors (only if both parties are Muslims). Also included are cases concerning waqfs, gifts, succession, or wills, provided that donor is a Muslim or deceased was a Muslim at time of death. [44]
Countries in the Muslim world generally have criminal codes influenced by civil law or common law, and in some cases a combination of Western legal traditions. Saudi Arabia has never adopted a criminal code and Saudi judges still follow traditional Hanbali jurisprudence.
Sharia by country, a religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. I.
During the Islamic Golden Age, classical Islamic law may have had an influence on the development of common law [6] and several civil law institutions. [44] Sharia law governs a number of Islamic countries, including Saudi Arabia and Iran, though most countries use Sharia law only as a supplement to national law.
Sharia by country (6 C, 2 P) A. Arabic words and phrases in Sharia (1 C, 86 P) Ayatollahs (8 C, 7 P) B. ... Ban on sharia law; C. Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in ...
General Zia introduced Sharia Law which led to Islamization of the country. [11] The current regime in Pakistan has been responsible for torture, extrajudicial executions and other human rights violations. [12] Forced conversion and Honor killings are also common in Pakistan. Freedom House has assessed Pakistan as "Partly Free" with a ...
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[74] [75] [76] The National Forces Alliance, the largest political group in country, does not believe the country should be run entirely by Sharia law or secular law, but does hold that Sharia should be "the main inspiration for legislation." Party leader Jibril has said the NFA is a moderate Islamic movement that recognises the importance of ...