Category Archives: Digest/Principle

It is trite that he is just like a saint, nobody should doubt his capacity to tell the truth until and unless when he is declared as a Fasiq then he will be disqualified to take oath

Position of the law as regards making a valid gift under Islamic Law “The central issue in this case was the gift allegedly made to the appellant by one Mairin Gana who died some years after the gift. However three years after her death, the respondent demanded for the division of her inheritance inclusive ofContinue reading “Position of the law as regards making a valid gift under Islamic Law”

JURISDICTION OF THE SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL “The jurisdiction of the Sharia Court of Appeal is constitutional and circumscribed as prescribed in Section 277(2) of the Constitution, 1999. “Section 277(2) provides as follows:2. For the purposes of Subsection (1) of this Section, the Sharia Court of Appeal shall be competent to decide:(a) any question ofContinue reading “Jurisdiction under Islāmic Law”