Muslim estate administration: the locus of Malaysian syariah court in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Md Said, Muhamad Helmi, Drs Nasrul, Muhammad Amrullah, Abdul Hak, Nora, Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Press 2021
• Subjects: K Law (General); K670 Family Law; KBP Islamic Law
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/92820/7/92820_Muslim%20estate%20administration%20the%20locus%20of%20Malaysian%20syariah%20court%20in%20Malaysia_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/92820/8/92820_Muslim%20estate%20administration%20the%20locus%20of%20Malaysian%20syariah%20court%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/92820/; http://www.ukm.my/ijit/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IJIT-Vol-19-June-2021_8_73-78.pdf; https://doi.org/10.24035/ijit.19.2021.197

The concept of dual justice system practiced in Malaysia governs the area of inheritance where there is a notable difference between Muslim and non-Muslim estate administration. While the non-Muslims deal solely with civil court, the Muslims are governed under both civil and Syariah Court. For Musli...