Attribution of illegitimate child's nasb to the biological father: analysis from the perspective of Malaysian law, muzakarah fatwa committee, state fatwas and maqasid aI-shariah / Siti Noor Ain Aziz, Mohamad Zaki Razaly, Norizan Othman, Mahasin Saja@Mearaj, Ahmad Nawawi Yaakob, Sofwah Md Nawi

• Main Authors: Aziz, Siti Noor Ain, Razaly, Mohamad Zaki, Othman, Norizan, Saja@Mearaj, Mahasin, Yaakob, Ahmad Nawawi, Md Nawi, Sofwah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: UiTM Cawangan Johor 2021
• Subjects: Inheritance and succession (Islamic law)
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/109118/1/109118.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/109118/

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