Muslim parents who only have daughters are increasingly seeing the Special Marriage Act of 1954 as a way out. Recently, a Kerala Muslim couple registered their marriage under the Special Marriage Act for the same reason. A couple of any religious denomination may register their marriage under the Special Marriage Act, without having to change their religions. The Debate on Muslim Law of InheritanceModern Muslim sensibilities, however, want the Muslim law of inheritance to be gender just. Zakia Soman, the co-founder of Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, says that it’s high time that the Muslim law became gender just.

Source: Hindustan Times March 17, 2023 14:15 UTC