In view of the pathetic and rising state of affairs in Malaysia, the author Dr. Azizah Mohd has written this book, Protection and Adoption of Abandoned Children in Malaysia – A Comparative Overview with Islamic Law, wherein she explores and discusses various principles and rules governing the protection and adoption of abandoned children in Malaysia. It highlights the rules applicable under the Malaysian law compared with the legal principles governing ”foundling”          ( taqit ) in Islamic Law. The terms ”abandoned child” and ”foundling” are synonymous. Some of the aspects related to abandoned children, such as rights to custody, guardianship, maintenance, freedom, religious status, parentage, inheritance, distribution of property, and many others are discussed in this publication.

This book seeks to provide a concise yet comprehensive description of the principles and provisions on the Islamic law of marriage and divorce. It looks at the sources of Islamic family law in the Qu’ran and the Sunnah of the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) as well as at modern legislative provisions and judicial decisions on issues relating to marriage and divorce under Syariah law.

The legislative provisions focused upon this book are the provisions in the Islamic Family Law        ( Federal Territories ) Act 1984 ; at the same time certain references and comparisons are also made with the relevant legislative provisions in some other Muslim countries.

Islamic Family Law- A Comparative Study With Other Religions, is a highly rated professional work on Islamic Family Law. It reflects the wide knowledge of the author on Islam and many other religions. He holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Jurisprudence from Shari’ah College, al-Azhar University,Cairo, Egypt and an L.L.B. in Public Law from the School of Law and Diplomacy, Baghdad, Iraq.

In this book, he compares Islamic Family Law with Christianity, Judaism, Roman, French, Malaysian and all Arab laws.