Summary:
This compact work deals with and lucidly explains the principles of Muslim Law. The new fourth edition of this very popular work has been thoroughly revised and updated, keeping in view the tremendous developments that took place through the judicial decisions since the publication of the last edition. Landmark decisions affecting and changing some of the socially incongruous concepts relating to divorce, Mehar, maintenance, remarriage on motivated conversion, wakf beneficiaries, wakf boards, pre-emption, primogeniture etc. have been incorporated. Another noteworthy feature of the book is the exhaustive analysis of the constitutional aspects of mohammedan law principles. Latest case-law has been examined to note these developments. Further, the interactions between the personal law and social ethos have been elucidated by notes. Opinions of academic jurists have also been included. Reviews: "Review Projector" - 'The legal literature on Muslim Law is not adequate enough to explain the tricky issues involved in the subject of Muslim Law. However, the book under review appears to have filled the gap. The reviewer states that the Islamic law is the only law that remains uncodified. Whatever political party in power that forms the government has miserably failed to interfere with Muslim law. It is very interesting to note that the traditional Muslim Law in most of the Muslim countries like Pakistan and Egypt etc. the law has been codified. But in India our Muslim brethren will not tolerate any kind of interference in their religious laws. On the whole the book under review makes an interesting study of Muslim law and so it is useful for graduate and post graduate students, scholars and teachers of Islamic studies and the law relating to Islam'.