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what does shru mean
to hear
what are shrutis
shruti is what was heard because there was no written material at the time
what are the four vedas that shrutis are made up of
rigveda
yajurveda
samaveda
atharveda
how did the vedas describe hindu society
made up of patriarchal families
each family was considered a unit and the head was the oldest living ascendant called the grihapati
how many smritis and what are they called
three
manusmriti
yajnavalkya smriti
narada smriti
what does smriti mean
that which is rememberedw
which is the oldest smriti
manusmriti
what were the two commentaries
Mitakshara and Dayabhaga
who wrote mitakshara
vijanaveshwara wrote it on yajnavalkya smriti
who wrote dayabhaga
Jimutivahana
schools of hindu law
mithila school
benaras school
maharashtra school
dravida school
bengal school
who headed the hindu law commission
sir begenal narsing
period before mohammed was called
aiyyan-il-jahilya
which cave was prophet meditating in when he got his first revelation delivered by Gabriel
Hira
who were prophets first followers
Kadija, Waraqa, Abu Bakr, Umar and Usman
prophet went to medina and started of a new era named
Hijrah
diff between shia and sunni
prophet died at 63 leaving no heir
shia wanted ali to be successor and sunni wanted elections
Four major schools of sunnis
hanafi
shafie
maliki
hanbali
four primary sources of muslim law
Quran
Sunnah
Ijmaa
Qiyas
muslim marriage proposal
Ijab
muslim marriage acceptance
Qubul
witness in muslim marriage
two males or two women and one male
types of muslim marriages
Sahih- valid
Batil- Void
Fasid- Irregular
batil marriage
marriage is void if
woman has a husband alive and well
bar of consanguinity
grounds of affinity
fosterage
fasid marriage
irregular marriage if
without witness
marrying a 5th wife
woman undergoing iddat
different religion
woman related to previous wife
termination of fasid marriage
if termination before consummation then no legal effect
if after consummation
-wife entiled to dower
-has to observe iddat
-children born our of such marriages are legitimate
muta marriage
marriage for pleasure
types of dower
specified
-prompt
-deferred
unspecified
intention to be hindu and upbringing of child was hindu
Perumal v Ponnuswami
conditions of valid marriage sec
5
which sec defines sapinda
3(f)
which sec talks of prohibited relationships
3(g)
