This book covers various aspects relating the Status of Muslim Women in the Pre-Islamic period as well as in modern period which relate to customs, forms of marriage, polygamy, divorce and forms of divorce. And forms of divorce. The author has sought to set the record straight interpreting women’s rights in the Quranic as well as in legal spirit. She argues quite convincingly that Holy Quran gives equal rights to both the sexes and it does not discriminate between them as regards personal and human rights.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mufti Samiya Tabasum
Dr. Samiya has undertaken her research in these highly volatile areas for highlighting problems relating to polygamy, maintenance and triple divorce in the right perspective. Dr. Samiya has painstakingly gifted lot of useful materials of traditional sources dig out a large number of interesting and decided court cases and has critically evaluated them with a view to meet the social changes confronting Muslim society in this country. This is the only comprehensive work specially devoted to women who are suffering badly from polygamy and triple divorce. The main topics include Marriage, Divorce and Maintenance and problems relating to these issues.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR V.K. Agarwal
Dr. V.K. Agarwal (b. 1948) had a brilliant academic career. He did M.Com. from the University of Agra and also M.A. Economics securing First Division in both. He also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and also ADIM. He obtained the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and also Doctor of Letters from the University of Agra. Career Award winner of the U.G.C., New Delhi, he is on the expert panel of the ICSSR, New Delhi. He is a member of Board of Studies and also of Research Degree Committee of the Agra University. He is a member of the Faculty of Commerce, Kanpur University. He has contributed more than 55 papers which were published in reputed journals. He has worked on three U.G.C. projects. As a research supervisor he has guided a number of scholars for doctoral degree. Dr. Agarwal is presently working as Head, Department of Research and P.G. Studies in Business Administration (Caculty of Commerce), P.C. Bagla (P.G.) College, Hathras affiliated to the University of Agra. His interests, are teaching as well as research which include Business and Industrial Management, Management of Public Enterprises, Tax Planning and Management, Financial Management and Marketing Management.
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