Regulating our So-Called Personal Laws

Muslims should express their gratitude (shukr) to Allah Ta’ala for the bounty of being able to regulate our lives according to the Shariah inspite of living in a non-Muslim land with a secular constitution Expression of shukr is not confined to verbal utterance of ‘Alhamdulillaah!’ Along with the verbal utterance, practical expression of shukr is incumbent. The practical expression of shukr for the bounty in this regard is to take maximum advantage of the provisions of the constitution and the laws to regulate our affairs in accordance with Allah’s Shariah.

The most important act of practical expression of shukr to Allah Ta’ala in the area of ‘personal law’ is to ensure that we prepare valid Islamic Wills so that the estates which we leave o­n our death are distributed correctly to the rightful Shar’i heirs in accordance with the Shariah. There are some miscreants who have their own private agenda, who will argue that this is not possible without accepting what they term MPL or the ‘Muslim Personal Law’ bill which sinister elements have drafted in total conflict with the Immutable Law of Allah Ta’ala. Never believe them. They are confounded liars.

Your Islamic Will is valid in this country and enforceable by the supreme court. You o­nly have to ensure that the conditions (mentioned elsewhere o­n this page) are met by you. According to the Qur’aan and Hadith, those who fail to leave Islamic Testaments will be flung into Jahannum in coffins of steel. The o­nly way for the correct and Islamic distribution of assets after death is to leave a valid Islamic Will.