Must a Wife’s Consent be Obtained to Contract a Second Marriage? Sharīʿa in Pakistan

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By John Burden* Primary Source: Rana Yasif, “First Wife’s Consent for Second Marriage Challenged: Petition Challenges Section 9 of Muslim Family Law Ordinance in Shariat Court,” Express Tribune, May 25, … Continue reading Must a Wife’s Consent be Obtained to Contract a Second Marriage? Sharīʿa in Pakistan

What Made the Founders of the Four Major Islamic Madhāhib so Influential?

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By John Burden* During the ninth and tenth centuries, four eponymous schools of Islamic jurisprudence (madhāhib, s. madhhab) emerged as leaders in the Sunnī world: the Ḥanafī, Mālikī, Shāfiʿī and … Continue reading What Made the Founders of the Four Major Islamic Madhāhib so Influential?