Application of Islamic law by country article 170, section 5 of the constitution, the jurisdiction of Kadhis’ court is limited to matters relating to "personal status, marriage, divorce or inheritance in proceedings in which all the parties profess the Muslim religion and submit to the jurisdiction of the Kadhi’s courts". Qaddafi merged civil and sharia courts in 1973. Civil courts now employ sharia judges who sit in regular courts of appeal and specialise in sharia appellate cases. The personal status laws are derived from Islamic law. It has a civil law system influenced by customary law. In urban areas, positive law is common. In rural areas
Council of Islamic Ideology on the procedure for khula. (See also Talaq (conflict)). The council was then known as Advisory Council of Islamic Ideology. Its first nine members were: Council of Islamic Ideology Council of Islamic Ideology () is a constitutional body of Pakistan, responsible for giving legal advice on Islamic issues to the government and the Parliament. The body was founded in 1962 under the government of Ayub Khan. The council has the following functions: However, the Government can make a law before advice is furnished by the council. The council is also responsible for submitting an annual interim report, which is discussed