status of women under Islamic law and modern Islamic legislation.
3rd ed. rev. and updated work.
; Boston
: Brill
, 2009.
xii, 225 p.
; 25 cm.
Brill's Arab and Islamic laws series ;
v. 1 [i.e. 3]
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-216) and index.
The branches of Islam and the schools of law -- The woman's right to education -- Inheritance rights for women -- The Islamic institution of marriage -- The modern marriage -- Marriage impediments -- Guardianship in relation to marriage -- The preliminaries of marriage -- The form of the contract -- Marriage formalities -- The effects of marriage -- Mixed marriages -- The dower -- Maintenance -- Dissolution of marriage -- The iddat -- Parentage -- Fosterage (suckling) and custody -- Conflict of laws.