Mafqūd and fasakh in the writings of Muslim jurists and provisions of Malaysian federal territory Islamic family law: the case of MH 370 missing plane

In Islam, there are various forms of dissolution of marriages thatare permitted to avoid the greater evil which may result from their continuance.Wives are granted the right to dissolve a marriage in order to protect theirrights, particularly in the case missing husbands, either alive or dead. This...

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Main Authors: Mahmud, Mek Wok, Mokhtar, Siti Zulaikha
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Language:English
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spelling iium-558362018-03-10T15:20:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/55836/ Mafqūd and fasakh in the writings of Muslim jurists and provisions of Malaysian federal territory Islamic family law: the case of MH 370 missing plane Mahmud, Mek Wok Mokhtar, Siti Zulaikha BL Religion KBP Islamic Law KBP524 Aḥwāl shakhṣīyah In Islam, there are various forms of dissolution of marriages thatare permitted to avoid the greater evil which may result from their continuance.Wives are granted the right to dissolve a marriage in order to protect theirrights, particularly in the case missing husbands, either alive or dead. This isknown as mafqūd, or missing person. Therefore, the objective of this study isto discuss the concept of fasakh and mafqūd in accordance with the views ofMuslim jurists and the provisions of Islamic family law in Malaysia. This paperalso aims to analyse both those views in the context of the MH 370 incident.This study uses the qualitative method, by collecting data obtained by meansof information gathering within the resources of the library and authoritativewebsites. From the study, it is shown that the wife can apply for divorce on thebasis of fasakh when it is diffi cult to prove the status of a missing husband.In other words, rulings applicable to fasakh can be activated in the case ofmafqūd. Further discussions are expected to fi nd the best period of presumptionof death, since it is based on ijtihād or the discretion of lawmakers. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2017-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/55836/1/55836_Mafq%C5%ABd%20and%20Fasakh%20in%20the%20Writings.pdf Mahmud, Mek Wok and Mokhtar, Siti Zulaikha (2017) Mafqūd and fasakh in the writings of Muslim jurists and provisions of Malaysian federal territory Islamic family law: the case of MH 370 missing plane. Intellectual Discourse, 25 (Special issue). pp. 575-588. ISSN 0128-4878 http://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/1061
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KBP Islamic Law
KBP524 Aḥwāl shakhṣīyah
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KBP Islamic Law
KBP524 Aḥwāl shakhṣīyah
Mahmud, Mek Wok
Mokhtar, Siti Zulaikha
Mafqūd and fasakh in the writings of Muslim jurists and provisions of Malaysian federal territory Islamic family law: the case of MH 370 missing plane
description In Islam, there are various forms of dissolution of marriages thatare permitted to avoid the greater evil which may result from their continuance.Wives are granted the right to dissolve a marriage in order to protect theirrights, particularly in the case missing husbands, either alive or dead. This isknown as mafqūd, or missing person. Therefore, the objective of this study isto discuss the concept of fasakh and mafqūd in accordance with the views ofMuslim jurists and the provisions of Islamic family law in Malaysia. This paperalso aims to analyse both those views in the context of the MH 370 incident.This study uses the qualitative method, by collecting data obtained by meansof information gathering within the resources of the library and authoritativewebsites. From the study, it is shown that the wife can apply for divorce on thebasis of fasakh when it is diffi cult to prove the status of a missing husband.In other words, rulings applicable to fasakh can be activated in the case ofmafqūd. Further discussions are expected to fi nd the best period of presumptionof death, since it is based on ijtihād or the discretion of lawmakers.
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author Mahmud, Mek Wok
Mokhtar, Siti Zulaikha
author_facet Mahmud, Mek Wok
Mokhtar, Siti Zulaikha
author_sort Mahmud, Mek Wok
title Mafqūd and fasakh in the writings of Muslim jurists and provisions of Malaysian federal territory Islamic family law: the case of MH 370 missing plane
title_short Mafqūd and fasakh in the writings of Muslim jurists and provisions of Malaysian federal territory Islamic family law: the case of MH 370 missing plane
title_full Mafqūd and fasakh in the writings of Muslim jurists and provisions of Malaysian federal territory Islamic family law: the case of MH 370 missing plane
title_fullStr Mafqūd and fasakh in the writings of Muslim jurists and provisions of Malaysian federal territory Islamic family law: the case of MH 370 missing plane
title_full_unstemmed Mafqūd and fasakh in the writings of Muslim jurists and provisions of Malaysian federal territory Islamic family law: the case of MH 370 missing plane
title_sort mafqūd and fasakh in the writings of muslim jurists and provisions of malaysian federal territory islamic family law: the case of mh 370 missing plane
publisher IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/55836/
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