Muslim Law 2020 CSS
- Jun- 2023 -5 June
Q. No. 8. Write notes on any TWO of the following topics: (a) Nushūz (b) Mahr al-Mith’l (Proper dower) (c) Iḍtirār (necessity) in Islamic law. 2020
(a) Nushuz: Nushuz refers to the disobedience or rebellion of a wife towards her husband. It is considered a ground…
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Q. No. 7. Discuss the Islamic view on imprisonment as a form of punishment. 2020
In Islamic law, imprisonment is considered a form of punishment, although it is not mentioned specifically in the Qur’an or…
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Q.6 A group of modern scholars asserts that Islamic law imposes on divorcing husband to pay maintenance to the divorced wife for the rest of her life or until she marries someone else. What is your opinion with sound arguments? 2020
There is no unanimous consensus among Islamic scholars regarding the duration of maintenance (nafaqah) that a divorcing husband should provide…
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Q. No. 5. Define gharar. It is said that insurance is a modern contract of gharar and is incompatible with the injunctions of Islamic law. Argue. 2020
Gharar is an Arabic term that means “uncertainty” or “risk.” In the context of Islamic law, gharar refers to transactions…
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Q. No. 4. What is meant by “missing person” in the law of inheritance? What would be the effect on the distribution of estate of a prepositus when one or more of his heirs are missing person? 2020
In Islamic law of inheritance, a “missing person” refers to an heir who is either absent or whose whereabouts are…
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Q. No. 3. What is the Hanafi-Shafiīʿ controversy over the doctrine of Istiḥsān (juristic preference)? Discuss its main points. 2020
The controversy over the doctrine of Istiḥsān (juristic preference) arose between the Hanafi and Shafiīʿ schools of Islamic jurisprudence. Istiḥsān…
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Q. No. 2. Explain naskh (abrogation) in the light of the definitions of classic Muslim jurists. Also describe its role in the texts of Islamic Shariʿah. (2020)
Naskh, also known as abrogation, refers to the Islamic legal principle which entails the revocation or cancellation of a legal…
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