Singapore legislation

Section 114

of Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966

Section 114

Proof of Muslim law

(1)

In deciding questions of succession and inheritance in the Muslim law, the court is at liberty to accept as proof of the Muslim law any definite statement on the Muslim law made in all or any of the following books:

(a)

The English translation of the Quaran, by A. Yusuf Ali or Marmaduke Pickthall;

(b)

Mohammedan Law, by Syed Ameer Ali;

(c)

Minhaj et Talibin by Nawawi, translated by E. C. Howard from the French translation of Van den Berg;

(d)

Digest of Moohummudan Law, by Neil B. E. Baillie;

(e)

Anglo-Muhammadan Law, by Sir Roland Knyvet Wilson, 6th Edition Revised by A. Yusuf Ali;

(f)

Outlines of Muhammadan Law, by A. A. Fyzee;

(g)

Muhammadan Law, by F. B. Tyabji.

(2)

The Minister may on the advice of the Majlis by notification in the Gazette vary or add to the list of books set out in subsection (1).

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