Documentation (Nikah Form and Talaq Nama) in Pakistani Muslim Family Laws: Historical and Jurisprudential Review Survey
Keywords:
Documentation, Nikah Form and Talaq Nama, Muslim Family Laws Pakistan, Council of Islamic Ideology, Federal Shariat CourtAbstract
Family is the natural, religious, and moral need of man and the basis of society. Islam has paid special attention to the effective formation and organization of this fundamental institution and the distribution of the rights and duties of the members of society, especially spouses. Documentary registration is considered indispensable for the sure protection and effective disbursing of the rights and duties of the spouses. In Muslim societies, the Ottoman Law of Family Rights of 1917 is referred to as the foremost effort to document marriage and divorce matters. The research at hand describes the significance of family and marital rights and duties in Islamic law. It investigates Pakistani legislation concerning family and its protection. This research explores the documentation of marriage and divorce in Muslim family laws. It reveals the historical evolution of the registration of marital matters. This paper focuses on the content of forms found in Pakistani legislation. It reviews the Nikah Form and Talaq Nama and highlights the challenges. It studies the opinion of the council of Islamic ideology and the federal shariat court in order to record marriage and divorce. This This research introduces effective amendments to the Nikah Form and Talaq Nama.
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