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The Shariah ruling is one, but marriage law differs from country to country. Malaysia first, then ASEAN and Saudi Arabia & the Middle East — choose where you live or marry.
Malaysia
🇲🇾Malaysia — the full picture13 states + FT — 14 Islamic family laws, statistics, cases & amendments🗺️Malaysia — state by stateEach state's enactments, departments and courts
ASEAN
🇮🇩IndonesiaUU 1/1974, KHI, Pengadilan Agama · Badilag statistics🇸🇬SingaporeAMLA s.96, ROMM · 0.18% of Muslim marriages (2020)🇧🇳BruneiIslamic Family Law Order 1999🇵🇭PhilippinesPD 1083, Shari'a courts, BARMM🇹🇭ThailandAct 1946 — 4 southern provinces; marriages of Malaysians🇲🇲Myanmar, Cambodia & VietnamMuslim minorities; monogamy laws
Saudi Arabia & the Middle East
🇸🇦Saudi ArabiaPersonal Status Law 2022 · GASTAT statistics🇦🇪UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain & IranGulf personal status laws🇪🇬Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia & TurkeyNotice to the wife, a judge's permission, prohibition
South Asia & the world
🇵🇰PakistanMFLO 1961 s.6 — Arbitration Council🇧🇩BangladeshMFLO 1961, the Kazi system🇮🇳IndiaMuslim personal law; Uttarakhand UCC🇱🇰Sri LankaMMDA 1951, Quazi courts🇲🇻MaldivesFamily Act 2000🇦🇫Afghanistan & Central AsiaUzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan etc.🇨🇳China, Japan & KoreaMonogamy; status of foreign marriages🇳🇬AfricaNigeria, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa🇬🇧UK, Europe, US, Canada, AustraliaBigamy is a crime; civil registration
🌍 World law table
A comparison of 20+ countries in one table.
✈️ Cross-border marriageTwo countries, two sets of laws.
📄 Marriage abroad & registrationRecognition, registration in Malaysia, visas, documents.
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