An Examination of Causes of Delay in the Distribution of Estates in Ilorin and its Environs

In the last two decades or thereabout, Area Courts and indeed other courts with jurisdiction to hear and determine muslim matters in Ilorin have been inundated with cases involving distribution of estate of deceased Muslims who have died long time without having such estates distributed on time. So...

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Main Author: Ismael Saka Ismael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Management and Technology 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization
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Online Access:https://journals.umt.edu.pk/index.php/JITC/article/view/39
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description In the last two decades or thereabout, Area Courts and indeed other courts with jurisdiction to hear and determine muslim matters in Ilorin have been inundated with cases involving distribution of estate of deceased Muslims who have died long time without having such estates distributed on time. Some of these cases dragged for a long time resulting into protracted litigation. The curiosity of the author to find out the cause(s) of these delays is the driving force for embarking on this research work. This paper is therefore, an indepth examination of the causes of delay in the distribution of estates of deceased Muslims of Ilorin specifically and the Muslims of Kwara State in general. Delay breeds litigation which most often becomes protracted. This paper is meant to serve as a clarion call to revert to application of pristine Islamic Law of Inheritance after identifying delay as a serious problem in the sphere of application of Islamic Law of Inheritance in the area under reference.
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spelling doaj.art-45b765621f144deb87b054caf134ab512022-12-22T01:50:11ZengUniversity of Management and TechnologyJournal of Islamic Thought and Civilization2075-09432520-03132019-10-0132An Examination of Causes of Delay in the Distribution of Estates in Ilorin and its EnvironsIsmael Saka Ismael0Senior Lecturer Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin Ilorin, Nigeria In the last two decades or thereabout, Area Courts and indeed other courts with jurisdiction to hear and determine muslim matters in Ilorin have been inundated with cases involving distribution of estate of deceased Muslims who have died long time without having such estates distributed on time. Some of these cases dragged for a long time resulting into protracted litigation. The curiosity of the author to find out the cause(s) of these delays is the driving force for embarking on this research work. This paper is therefore, an indepth examination of the causes of delay in the distribution of estates of deceased Muslims of Ilorin specifically and the Muslims of Kwara State in general. Delay breeds litigation which most often becomes protracted. This paper is meant to serve as a clarion call to revert to application of pristine Islamic Law of Inheritance after identifying delay as a serious problem in the sphere of application of Islamic Law of Inheritance in the area under reference. https://journals.umt.edu.pk/index.php/JITC/article/view/39IlorinIslamic LawEstateDistributionInheritance
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An Examination of Causes of Delay in the Distribution of Estates in Ilorin and its Environs
Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization
Ilorin
Islamic Law
Estate
Distribution
Inheritance
title An Examination of Causes of Delay in the Distribution of Estates in Ilorin and its Environs
title_full An Examination of Causes of Delay in the Distribution of Estates in Ilorin and its Environs
title_fullStr An Examination of Causes of Delay in the Distribution of Estates in Ilorin and its Environs
title_full_unstemmed An Examination of Causes of Delay in the Distribution of Estates in Ilorin and its Environs
title_short An Examination of Causes of Delay in the Distribution of Estates in Ilorin and its Environs
title_sort examination of causes of delay in the distribution of estates in ilorin and its environs
topic Ilorin
Islamic Law
Estate
Distribution
Inheritance
url https://journals.umt.edu.pk/index.php/JITC/article/view/39
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