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title: "Important Facts You Should Know About Laws of Muslims in India"  
description: "Religion also governs by the laws established by the states and governments. Here Muslims in India are governed by Muslim Personal Law (Shariat)"  
author: "Sanjay Goenka"  
published: 2023-06-13  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2300/important-facts-you-should-know-about-laws-of-muslims-in-india  
category: "religion"  
tags: ["religion"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Important Facts You Should Know About Laws of Muslims in India

![Important Facts You Should Know About Laws of Muslims in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7a777b04-3c8c-4286-970e-44d758fff020/images/344d2364-426b-41ee-b5f6-ee42314e9685.jpeg) ![Important Facts You Should Know About Laws of Muslims in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7a777b04-3c8c-4286-970e-44d758fff020/images/7dec825c-9fa6-4f26-b04b-f166bd136fc5.jpeg) The Muslim Personal Law in India is recognized as a separate legal system for Muslims ![Important Facts You Should Know About Laws of Muslims in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7a777b04-3c8c-4286-970e-44d758fff020/images/5ac93e8f-a4f3-497d-8719-427421004661.jpeg) Muslims have the freedom to follow their own personal laws in matters of family and inheritance. ![Important Facts You Should Know About Laws of Muslims in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7a777b04-3c8c-4286-970e-44d758fff020/images/81648356-fa7a-4dc7-89a0-b0c6f8947165.jpeg) Muslim men in India had the right to divorce their wives by pronouncing talaq, Now Amended ![Important Facts You Should Know About Laws of Muslims in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7a777b04-3c8c-4286-970e-44d758fff020/images/a51d3420-87fb-47c2-b799-eca68f238f09.jpeg) Maintenance and dower: is given in Muslim Law in India in which Husband has to pay some amount to the wife ![Important Facts You Should Know About Laws of Muslims in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7a777b04-3c8c-4286-970e-44d758fff020/images/b9af2e46-2289-4613-9813-3b60ba68c53d.jpeg) Islamic personal law governs the distribution of a Muslim's estate upon their death ![Important Facts You Should Know About Laws of Muslims in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7a777b04-3c8c-4286-970e-44d758fff020/images/d3e8dd69-6296-4fa1-88ef-5bb15347822c.jpeg) There are parallel systems of justice for Muslims known as Sharia courts ![Important Facts You Should Know About Laws of Muslims in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7a777b04-3c8c-4286-970e-44d758fff020/images/9dcf192b-2488-4f1e-9249-e019e3f3abb7.jpeg) Muslim law for gender equality, women's rights, and social justice has always been in debate

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