Although it is as impossible to codify Islam as it is to codify life itself, Muslim Personal Law, nevertheless, provides the reader with a reliable checklist of the identifiable features of the Shari‘ah which govern the fundamental milestones in life experienced by most people:

» Birth

» Childhood

» Marriage

» Divorce

» Death

» Inheritance.

It represents one of the mainstream attempts to codify these aspects of Islamic law, based on centuries of practical application and experience.