Principles and Precedents of Moohummudan Law: Being a Compilation of Primary Rules Relative to the Doctrine of Inheritance (including the Tenets of the Schia Sectaries), Contracts and Miscellaneous Subjects, and Selection of Legal Opinions Involving Those Points, Delivered in the ... Presidency of Fort William : Together with Notes Illustrative and Explanatory, and Preliminary RemarksPrinted at the Church Mission Press, Mirzapore, and sold by Samuel Smith and Company, 1825 - Contracts - 468 pages |
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Page xxv
... consent should appear , mar- riage is presumed from the cohabitation , or living toge- ther at bed and board of a man and woman who are generally reputed husband and wife . † Marriage also , according to this Code , is entirely , a ...
... consent should appear , mar- riage is presumed from the cohabitation , or living toge- ther at bed and board of a man and woman who are generally reputed husband and wife . † Marriage also , according to this Code , is entirely , a ...
Page xlii
... it is sometimes had by consent , even in the courts of law . " Vol . 3 , page 381 . الْبَيِّنَةُ عَلَى الْمُدَّعِي وَالْيَمِينُ عَلَي مَنْ أَنْكَرَ هدايه where the special plea is such , that , by xlii Preliminary Remarks .
... it is sometimes had by consent , even in the courts of law . " Vol . 3 , page 381 . الْبَيِّنَةُ عَلَى الْمُدَّعِي وَالْيَمِينُ عَلَي مَنْ أَنْكَرَ هدايه where the special plea is such , that , by xlii Preliminary Remarks .
Page 33
... consent of all the coheirs is requisite ; so also where the estate con- sists of articles of different species . the distribu- tion should not take place with . out the con sent of all . 114. On the occasion of a partition , the ...
... consent of all the coheirs is requisite ; so also where the estate con- sists of articles of different species . the distribu- tion should not take place with . out the con sent of all . 114. On the occasion of a partition , the ...
Page 42
... consent of the proprietor , or ( where he is a minor ) on the consent of his guardian , in which there is no le- gal impediment , and no condition requisite to its com- pletion but such consent . 7. An imperfect sale is that which takes ...
... consent of the proprietor , or ( where he is a minor ) on the consent of his guardian , in which there is no le- gal impediment , and no condition requisite to its com- pletion but such consent . 7. An imperfect sale is that which takes ...
Page 51
... consent of the rest . 12. A donor is at liberty to resume his gift , except in Resumption the following instances : admissible . tain cases . 13. A gift cannot be resumed where the donee is a Except in cer- relation , nor where any ...
... consent of the rest . 12. A donor is at liberty to resume his gift , except in Resumption the following instances : admissible . tain cases . 13. A gift cannot be resumed where the donee is a Except in cer- relation , nor where any ...
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according to Law amount Bareilly brother circumstances claim of dower claimants consent contract creditors daugh daughter death debt deceased declared devolve died divorce doctrine donor eight endowment entitled evidence father female gift grand-son guardian heirs Hidaya husband instance invalid Iwuz Khan Kifaya lands leaving legacy legal share life-time male marriage married minor Moohummud Moohummudan Law Moosulmaun mother Musst null and void number of shares offspring opinion parentage parties paternal uncle Patna pawnee payment person perty plaintiff portion possession Prin property left proprietary right proprietor puberty purchaser residuary right of inheritance right of pre-emption rupees seizin seller Shahabad Shurhi sister slave slavery son's sons stipulated third tion valid vested Viqaya whole widow wife witnesses woman Zillah اذا الا المسئلة الى اما ان او بين ثم ذلك سراجيه على عن فان في كان كل لا لم له لو ما من هو واحد ولا يرد عليه
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Page lxiv - And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.
Page v - Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren ; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them. And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to puss unto his daughter.
Page 62 - A female also at seven years of age may be betrothed or given in marriage; at nine is entitled to dower ; at twelve is at years of maturity, and therefore may consent or disagree to marriage, and, if proved to have sufficient discretion, may bequeath her personal estate ; at fourteen is at years of legal discretion, and may choose a guardian ; at seventeen may be executrix ; and at twenty-one may dispose of herself and her lands.
Page viii - The Greeks, the Romans, the Britons, the Saxons, and even originally the feudists, divided the lands equally ; some among all the children at large, some among the males only. This is certainly the most obvious and natural way ; and has the appearance, at least in the opinion of younger brothers, of the greatest impartiality and justice.
Page v - If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter. And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren. And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren. And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the Lord commanded...
Page 62 - The ages of male and female are different for different purposes. A male at twelve years old may take the oath of allegiance; at fourteen is at years of discretion, and therefore...
Page xxxviii - God hath disBut the more received opinion is, that the chapter was revealed on the following occasion. Mohammed having lain with a slave of his, named Mary, of Coptic extract (who had been sent him as a present by al Mokawkas, governor of Egypt), on the day which was due to Ayesha, or to Hafsa, and, as some say, on...
Page viii - The only rule which bears on the face of it any appearance of hardship, is that by which the right of representation is taken away, and which declares that a son, whose father is dead, shall not inherit the estate of his grandfather together with his uncles. It certainly seems to be a harsh rule, and is at variance with [the Jewish,7] the English, the Roman, and the Hindoo laws.
Page iv - ... his mother shall have the third part. And if he have brethren, his mother shall have a sixth part, after the legacies which he shall bequeath, and his debts be paid. Ye know not whether your parents or your children be of greater use unto you. This is an ordinance from God, and God is knowing and wise.
Page iv - Moreover, ye may claim half of what your wives shall leave, if they have no issue ; but if they have issue, then ye shall have the fourth part of what they shall leave, after the legacies which they shall bequeath, and the debts be paid. They also shall have the fourth part of what ye shall leave, in case ye have no issue ; but if ye have issue, then they shall have the eighth part of what ye shall leave, after the legacies which ye shall bequeath and your debts be paid. And if a man or woman's substance...