Contents:
Forward ix;
Preface to the first edition xi;
Preface to the fourth edition xv;
Introduction 1;
1. Application and Interpretation 42;
2. Marriage 69;
3. Dower 105;
4. Dissolution of Marriage 117;
5. Parentage and Legitimacy 152;
6. Guardianship 160;
7. Maintenance 173;
8. Gifts 181;
9. Law of Wakfs 224;
10. Pre-emption 271;
11. Wills and Death-bed Gifts 289;
12. Administration of Estates 304;
13. Sunni Law of Inheritance 314;
14. Shia Law of Inheritance 352;
Appendix I: Tables & Diagrams from the Fourth Edition 370;
Appendix II: Texts of Indian Statutes 375;
Glossary & Transliteration of Terms 384;
Bibliography 390;
Statute Index 394;
Case Index 397;
Subject Index 411.