Book contents
- Islamic Law in Context
- Islamic Law in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Islamic Legal Theory (Uṣūl al-Fiqh) and Related Genres
- Part II Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Related Genres
- Part III Legal Opinions (Fatwās)
- Part IV Court Judgments and Other Court Documentation
- Chapter 24 Introduction to Part IV
- Chapter 25 The Restitution of Conjugal Rights
- Chapter 26 A Sharīʿa Court Judgment of Muḥammad Ḥusayn Fishārakī (d. 1353/1935) Reviving the Safavid Waqf of Mīrzā Aḥmad Kafrānī (d. after 988/1580)
- Chapter 27 Authenticating Marriage
- Chapter 28 Judgment of the Moroccan Supreme Council of Sharīʿa Appeals, Ruling No. 52 on Issue No. 4164 concerning Inheritance, Slavery and Paternity (1359/1943)
- Chapter 29 Sharīʿa, Sales and Loans in the Malaysian High Court
- Chapter 30 A Sharīʿa Court Decision on the Type of ‘Compensation’ in Huləʾə/Khulʿ Divorce
- Part V Judicial Manuals and Reference Books
- Part VI Alternative Sources for Islamic Legal Studies
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- References
Chapter 27 - Authenticating Marriage
An Egyptian Family Court Case of Ithbāt al-Zawāj from 2012
from Part IV - Court Judgments and Other Court Documentation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 November 2024
Book contents
- Islamic Law in Context
- Islamic Law in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Islamic Legal Theory (Uṣūl al-Fiqh) and Related Genres
- Part II Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Related Genres
- Part III Legal Opinions (Fatwās)
- Part IV Court Judgments and Other Court Documentation
- Chapter 24 Introduction to Part IV
- Chapter 25 The Restitution of Conjugal Rights
- Chapter 26 A Sharīʿa Court Judgment of Muḥammad Ḥusayn Fishārakī (d. 1353/1935) Reviving the Safavid Waqf of Mīrzā Aḥmad Kafrānī (d. after 988/1580)
- Chapter 27 Authenticating Marriage
- Chapter 28 Judgment of the Moroccan Supreme Council of Sharīʿa Appeals, Ruling No. 52 on Issue No. 4164 concerning Inheritance, Slavery and Paternity (1359/1943)
- Chapter 29 Sharīʿa, Sales and Loans in the Malaysian High Court
- Chapter 30 A Sharīʿa Court Decision on the Type of ‘Compensation’ in Huləʾə/Khulʿ Divorce
- Part V Judicial Manuals and Reference Books
- Part VI Alternative Sources for Islamic Legal Studies
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- References
Summary
This chapter explores a 2011 Egyptian court case of marriage authentication (ithbāt al-zawāj). Such requests are often filed when the registration of the marriage contract has failed, or in cases in which one party denies the existence of marriage. The text translated in this chapter shows the methods used by judges to fill gaps in the law. The broader historical context is the transformation of Egypt from the 19th century onwards, which period witnessed the emergence of a centralised and hierarchical legal system and the promulgation of law codes inspired by French law, which effectively marginalised Islamic law and its practitioners, a process that continued throughout the 20th century.
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- Islamic Law in ContextA Primary Source Reader, pp. 288 - 295Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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