Definition of terms.
Article 7
ARTICLE 7. Definition of terms. — Unless the context otherwise provides: (a) "Agama Arbitration Council" means a body composed of the Chairman and a representative of each of the parties to constitute a council to take all necessary steps for resolving conflicts between them. (b) "Ada" means customary law. (c) "General Register" means the General Register of marriages, divorces, revocation of divorces, conversion and such other deeds or instruments kept by the Registrar under this Code. (d) "Ihram" signifies the state of ritual consecration of a person while on pilgrimage to Mecca. (e) "Madhhab" (plural, Madhähib) means any of the four orthodox (Sunni) schools of Muslim law. (f) "Month" means a period of thirty days. (g) "Muslim" is a person who testifies to the oneness of God and the Prophethood of Muhammad and professes Islam. (h) "Muslim Law" (Shari'a) refers to all the ordinances and regulations governing Muslims as found principally in the Qur'an and the Hadith. (i) "Muslim Personal Law" includes all laws relating to personal status, marriage and divorce, matrimonial and family relations, succession and inheritance, and property relations between spouses as provided for in this Code.