Anglo-Muhammadan Law

Anglo-Muhammadan Law

Definition of Anglo-Muhammadan Law

Anglo-Muhammadan Law, applied in British colonial courts in India, it included criminal and civil law and was based on an interpretation of Islamic texts and practices. A comprehensive penal code ( 1860 ) ended its criminal application, but it continued to be applied in personal status law until the Muslim Personal Law Application Act ( 1937 ).

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam

Legal System

Anglo-Muḥammadan Law. A system of law founded on interpretation of Islamic texts and practice and applied in the courts of colonial British India, Anglo-Muḥammadan law was often referred to simply as “Muḥammadan” law. The system’s roots lay in the earliest colonial legal structures established by the British.

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