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The document provides a review of the textbook "MOHAMMEDAN LAW" by Aqil Ahmad. It summarizes that the textbook provides a concise yet thorough overview of Muslim law in India, incorporating recent judicial decisions and positions taken by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board. The review notes that the textbook successfully explains the basic principles and exceptions in an accessible way for students, without controversial details. It covers topics from the origins of Muslim law to current issues like marriage, divorce and succession. The presentation is well-organized with references that make it a valuable reference for students, teachers and researchers.

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Book Review RM

The document provides a review of the textbook "MOHAMMEDAN LAW" by Aqil Ahmad. It summarizes that the textbook provides a concise yet thorough overview of Muslim law in India, incorporating recent judicial decisions and positions taken by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board. The review notes that the textbook successfully explains the basic principles and exceptions in an accessible way for students, without controversial details. It covers topics from the origins of Muslim law to current issues like marriage, divorce and succession. The presentation is well-organized with references that make it a valuable reference for students, teachers and researchers.

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MOHAMMEDAN LAW (2018), By Aqil Ahmad, Revised by Prof. I.A Khan.

Central law
Agency, 30D/1, Moti Lal Nehru Road, Allahabad-2. Pp. xl+416. Price Rs. 370/-.

IN RECENT time, Muslim Law has been in the phase of tremendous change as the Indian
Society is in the dynamic phase specifically with the issues concerning women . But there is
dearth of dependable and standard textbooks for the students, it is in this backdrop that the book
under review is indeed a welcome initiative on the part of both the authors and the publishers.

Law plays an agent of modernization and social change. It is also an indicator of the nature of
societal complexity and its attendant problems of integration. Even the personal law should adapt
according to the need of the people. Keeping in view the present requirements some new aspects
of different topics have been discussed in the book. Apart from discussing the Islamic law,
efforts have been made to make clear the law as implemented by the Indian Courts. This is the
peculiarity of this book.

The peculiar characteristic of this edition is that the important decisions taken by All India
Muslim Personal Law Board on some issues relating to Muslims have been incorporated at
appropriate places along with judgements of the court till June, 2018. This book gives simple and
methodical treatment to the subject matter. Fully appreciating the limitations of a student, author
have taken up and explained basic principles with, their important exceptions, steering clear of
all unimportant controversial material which without serving any useful purpose, makes it
difficult for a student to understand the subject.

The book under review is in 19 chapters. The initial chapters are related to the origin and the
history of Muslim law till chapter 5 while from there onward it covers the core of the concept
relating to Muslim law i.e. marriage, dower, divorce, legitimacy, maintenance. From chapter 14
to 19 , it includes will, waqf, marzul maut, succession and inheritance.

Law is an effective medium or agency, instrumental in bringing about social change inn the
country or in any region in particular, as of today, the decisions of the court are not just being
tested on the touchstone of social justice, but indeed they are being cited of as precursors to
‘social rights’. The court has proactively and vigorously taken up the case of social justice as
evident from the Triple Talaq Case and gone to the extent of articulating newer social rights such
as the right to food, right to health etc. It certainly acted as catalyst for the process of social
transformation and hence elaboration of Islamic laws is the need of the hour that too in the
neutral way. This book fulfills the gap.

The presentation of the book is simple and each topic is deeply analysed and supported by the
legislative developments and judicial pronouncements. The table of contents, table of cases and
bibliography provided in the book make it handy for immediate reference.
On the whole, the book would prove very helpful to the students of law, teachers, researchers
and the academic community.

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