The Laws of Pakistan for Protection of Women and Family in Light of Islam - A Comparative Legal Study

Abstract

Domestic violence is a hot topic of discussion among the scholars of Islamic Law and the advocates of common law in Pakistan nowadays because laws are being introduced in this regard. The phenomena of domestic violence cannot be understood, unless, it is studied in depth in a comprehensive way. The concept of domestic violence described by the acts is the cause of discord between advocates of common law and Islamic law scholars. The Shariah scholars point out that kinds of domestic violence are also reviewable in the light of Islamic law. Furthermore, the methods of implementation of these laws are also a controversial issue between legal scholars and Shariah jurists. So, to provide the preferable reviews of Muslim scholars it is imperative to take into count all domestic legislations on domestic violence and analyze them in a legal way with the outlines of Islamic Law.