Islamic Sharia Council repay the dower to receive an Islamically recognized divorce. The Islamic Sharia Council must recognise a British divorce, by virtue of the law of the land, if the petitioner shows them a decree absolute. However, the Islamic Sharia Council is displeased if the dower remains unpaid. Writer, broadcaster and academic Myriam Francois-Cerrah has pointed to "serious problems" with the councils, citing a case in which a Muslim woman seeking advice was reportedly directed to a "controversial cleric" who urged her to give up her custody dispute with her husband and "hand over full custody of her seven year old child"
Sharia and securities trading call option as "extremely controversial among `traditional`" Islamic banking and finance scholars. Sharia and securities trading The Islamic banking and finance movement that developed in the late 20th century as part of the revival of Islamic identity, sought to create an alternative to conventional banking that complied with sharia (Islamic) law. Following sharia it banned from its practices "riba", (usury) — which it defined as any interest paid on all loans of money — and involvement in "haram" (forbidden) goods or services such as pork or alcohol. In addition, it also forbid gambling ("maisir") and excessive risk ("bayu al-gharar"). This