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I think it is the British who deserve credit for the 1937 The Muslim Personal Law Application Act which simply confirms existing Islamic/Koranic traditions, wh
by eriksank 14y ago
I think it is the British who deserve credit for the 1937 The Muslim Personal Law Application Act which simply confirms existing Islamic/Koranic traditions, while they also insisted that the Hindus would finally agree to unambiguously codifying the Dharmasastra. Even though I am definitely not a fan of colonization, I must admit that the British administration did a superb job in preemptively demining the situation well in advance.
- shared4you 14y agoI think it was because the Hindus preferred "church-state" separation, meaning not to codify Dharmashastra. Muslims didn't want a secular law, so a Muslim-specific law was created for them.
- eriksank 14y agoWell, the Brits seemed to have been smarter than to create a new law. The Brits just confirmed the existing law. Of course, the Brits were interested in peace, quiet, order, and efficient exploitation, so I understand their motivations too ;-)