CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Jurisdiction - Courts - Person not professing religion of Islam - Conversion to Islam at age of five by mother without consent of father but continued to practice Hindu religion - Syariah Courts declared that person still Muslim - Whether case of apostasy/renunciation - Whether ab initio case - Whether matter fell within jurisdiction of civil court/Syariah Court - Whether jurisdiction of civil court ousted - Whether person fits statutory definition of 'Muslim' - Federal Constitution, art. 121(1A)
ISLAMIC LAW: Conversion - Conversion to Islam - Validity - Person not professing religion of Islam - Conversion to Islam at age of five by mother without consent of father but continued to practice Hindu religion - Whether conversion valid - Whether there was proof of affirmative profession of religion of Islam - Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) Act 1993, s. 2
STATUTORY INTERPRETATION: 'Muslim' - Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) Act 1993, s. 2 - Whether definition concerns one's faith or identity under law - Whether person practices religion or not consideration in determining 'person professing the religion of Islam'1 OF 87