Muslim Law Notes for LLB (Family Law 2) — Schools & Succession
📑 Course: KSLU LL.B. (3-Year / 5-Year) • Semester: 2nd Semester • Subject: Family Law II (Muslim Law) “Marriage among Mohammedans is not a sacrament but a civil contract.” — Justice Mahmood, Abdul Kadir v. Salima (1886)
Free, exam-ready Muslim Law (Family Law II) notes for LL.B. — concise topic notes, comparison charts, previous-year questions, landmark cases and solved IRAC problems. Pick any topic below.
Unit I — Sources, Schools, Marriage & Dower
- Sources of Islamic Law
- Schools of Muslim Law, Who is a Muslim & the Shariat Act 1937
- Marriage (Nikah) — Essentials, Classification & Muta
- Dower (Mahr) — Kinds & the Widow’s Right of Retention
Unit II — Parentage, Divorce & Maintenance
- Parentage, Legitimacy, Custody & Guardianship
- Modes of Talak, Zihar, the DMMA 1939 & Iddat
- Divorce under the Indian Divorce Act & Nullity of Marriage
- Maintenance of a Divorced Muslim Woman
Unit III — Will, Hiba, Wakf & Pre-emption
- The Muslim Will (Wasiyat), Will vs Gift & Death-bed Gift
- Hiba (Gift) — Delivery of Possession
- Wakf, the Mutawalli & Pre-emption (Shufa)
Unit IV — Inheritance, Domicile & the ISA 1925
- Muslim Law of Inheritance — Sunni & Shia (incl. Aul & Radd)
- Domicile & Intestate Succession under the ISA 1925 (Parsi & Christian)
Unit V — Wills (ISA), Family Courts & UCC
- Wills under the Indian Succession Act 1925
- The Family Courts Act, 1984
- The Uniform Civil Code — Article 44
Landmark Case Laws
Full one-page briefs — facts, issue, held and why it matters — for every case the KSLU examiner keeps returning to:
| Case Name | Key Exam Concept | Quick Link |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Kadir v Salima (1886) | Marriage is a contract | Read Brief |
| Shayara Bano v Union of India (2017) | The end of instant triple talaq | Read Brief |
| Mohd. Ahmed Khan v Shah Bano Begum (1985) | S.125 CrPC reaches a divorced Muslim woman | Read Brief |
| Danial Latifi v Union of India (2001) | The 1986 Act, read to protect | Read Brief |
| Muhammad Allahdad Khan v Muhammad Ismail (1888) | Acknowledgement, not adoption | Read Brief |
| Gobind Dayal v Inayatullah (1885) | Pre-emption defined | Read Brief |
| Sarla Mudgal v Union of India (1995) | Conversion is no shortcut to a second marriage | Read Brief |
| Kedar Pandey v Narain Bikram Sah (1965) | Proving a change of domicile | Read Brief |
| K.A. Abdul Jaleel v T.A. Shahida (2003) | The reach of the Family Court | Read Brief |
✏️ Practice
- 10 Solved Problems (IRAC Method) — KSLU-style problems worked in full
- KSLU Past Questions & Exam Topics
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