What is dower (Mahar)?
If we say in two lines, Mahar is that money and possession given or promised to be given at the time of Nikah by the bridegroom to bride. Meaning of…
What is shariat?
Knowing the meaning of Shariat is important if we have to read sharia law. In India, Muslim Personal matters are governed by Shariat Law. Application of Sharia law was made…
Brief history of Sunni and Shia sects in the words of Justice Hidayatullah
While reading Muslim personal law, we read the personal laws of Sunni and Shia Muslims separately. So, a natural question come in the mind of the law reader that what…