Depriving women of inheritance 'un-Islamic'

Depriving women of inheritance 'un-Islamic'

The Federal Shariat Court has declared any custom by virtue of which any female member of a family is being or has been denied or deprived of her right of inheritance, which is granted by the Holy Quran and Sunnah, as un-Islamic, hence having no legal force whatsoever. "We have concluded that the inheritance right of women, if denied, under any form and manner whatsoever on the pretext of local custom or usage, is un-Islamic," read a 20-page jud…

Depriving women of their inheritance is ‘un-Islamic’, Shariat Court rules

Govt asked to initiate criminal cases against perpetrators of such actions under Section 498-A of penal code.

Shariat court outlaws ‘Chaddar’ and ‘Parchi’ custom in landmark ruling

The facade of the Federal Shariat Court.—Twitter/@nayyabalipk/FileReinforcing legal protections for women's property rights in Pakistan, the Federal Shariat Court has declared the practice of Chadar and Parchi — which strips women of their inheritance rights

Shariat court says denying a woman right to inheritance is un-Islamic

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) declared that denying or depriving a woman a right of inheritance in...

Shariat Court declares forced inheritance waivers for women ‘un-Islamic’

ISLAMABAD: In a landmark decision reinforcing women’s property rights in Pakistan, the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) has declared the practice of Chaddar and Parchi—which deprives women of their inheritance rights—un-Islamic and illegal. A three-member bench, led by Chief Justice Iqbal Hameed ur Rahman and including Justices Khadim M Shaikh, Dr Muhammad Anwar, and Ameer Muhammad, issued the […] The post Shariat Court declares forced inheritance wa…

Shariat Court orders cases for depriving women of their property rights

In an important decision, the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) on Wednesday not only ruled that depriving women of their share in property on the basis of customs was un-Islamic. The court also ordered the registration of criminal cases against those involved in such a practice. A four-member bench, headed by Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman, gave the verdict on the petition filed by Fauzia Jalal Shah. It was stated in the FSC decision that the court ha…