law: Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937
  2. Application of Personal Law to Muslims
  Notwithstanding any custom or usage to the
  
  contrary, in all questions (save questions relating to agricultural land)
  
  regarding intestate succession, special property of females, including personal
  
  property inherited or obtained under contract or gift or any other provision of
  
  Personal Law, marriage, dissolution of marriage, including talaq ,
  
   ila , zihar ,  lian , khula and  mubaraat , maintenance, dower guardianship, gifts, trusts
  
  and trust properties, and wakfs (other than charities
  
  and charitable institutions and charitable and religious endowments) the rule of
  
  decision in cases where the parties are Muslims shall be the Muslim Personal
  
  law ( Shariat ).