Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines
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The Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines is a national statute that codifies Islamic personal and family law for Filipino Muslims, governing matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, and the jurisdiction of Shari’a courts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12964341 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines Context triple: [Shari’a District Courts of the Philippines, legalBasis, Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines]
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Shari’a District Courts of the Philippines
The Shari’a District Courts of the Philippines are specialized trial courts that apply Islamic law to personal and family matters involving Muslim Filipinos within designated jurisdictions.
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B.
Philippine Civil Code
The Philippine Civil Code is the principal body of private law in the Philippines, governing areas such as obligations and contracts, property, family relations, and succession.
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C.
Sharia Courts of Appeal of the States
The Sharia Courts of Appeal of the States are Islamic law appellate courts within Nigeria’s state-level judicial systems, primarily handling appeals in matters of personal and family law for Muslims.
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D.
Metropolitan Trial Courts of the Philippines
The Metropolitan Trial Courts of the Philippines are first-level courts that handle minor civil and criminal cases within metropolitan areas under the supervision of the Supreme Court.
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E.
Regional Trial Courts of the Philippines
The Regional Trial Courts of the Philippines are the primary trial courts of general jurisdiction in the country’s judicial system, handling major civil and criminal cases under the supervision of the Supreme Court.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines Target entity description: The Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines is a national statute that codifies Islamic personal and family law for Filipino Muslims, governing matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, and the jurisdiction of Shari’a courts.
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A.
Shari’a District Courts of the Philippines
The Shari’a District Courts of the Philippines are specialized trial courts that apply Islamic law to personal and family matters involving Muslim Filipinos within designated jurisdictions.
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B.
Philippine Civil Code
The Philippine Civil Code is the principal body of private law in the Philippines, governing areas such as obligations and contracts, property, family relations, and succession.
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C.
Sharia Courts of Appeal of the States
The Sharia Courts of Appeal of the States are Islamic law appellate courts within Nigeria’s state-level judicial systems, primarily handling appeals in matters of personal and family law for Muslims.
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D.
Metropolitan Trial Courts of the Philippines
The Metropolitan Trial Courts of the Philippines are first-level courts that handle minor civil and criminal cases within metropolitan areas under the supervision of the Supreme Court.
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E.
Regional Trial Courts of the Philippines
The Regional Trial Courts of the Philippines are the primary trial courts of general jurisdiction in the country’s judicial system, handling major civil and criminal cases under the supervision of the Supreme Court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic family law code
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Philippine statute ⓘ personal status law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Presidential Decree No. 1083 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Muslim divorces
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Muslim family relations ⓘ Muslim marriages ⓘ Muslim succession and inheritance ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Qur’an
NERFINISHED
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Sunnah NERFINISHED ⓘ classical Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ |
| conflictRule | prevails over general law for covered Muslim personal law matters ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| defines |
grounds for divorce under Muslim law
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jurisdiction of Shari’a courts ⓘ requirements for a valid Muslim marriage ⓘ rules on Islamic succession ⓘ |
| enactedBy | President of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes |
Shari’a Circuit Courts
NERFINISHED
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Shari’a District Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Filipino Muslims
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Shari’a courts in the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalCitation | P.D. No. 1083 ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Philippine legal system ⓘ |
| legalTradition |
Islamic law
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civil law ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Ferdinand E. Marcos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgationForm | Presidential Decree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to codify Muslim personal laws in the Philippines
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to provide for the administration of Muslim personal law by Shari’a courts ⓘ to recognize the legal system of Filipino Muslims ⓘ |
| recognizes |
khul’ divorce
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polygynous marriage under specified conditions ⓘ various forms of talaq ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | Philippine Civil Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Code of Muslim Personal Laws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Muslim customary law
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Shari’a courts NERFINISHED ⓘ betrothal ⓘ divorce ⓘ inheritance ⓘ legitimacy of children ⓘ marriage ⓘ parental authority ⓘ paternity and filiation ⓘ succession ⓘ support ⓘ waqf ⓘ |
| territorialScope | Philippine territory ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines Description of subject: The Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines is a national statute that codifies Islamic personal and family law for Filipino Muslims, governing matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, and the jurisdiction of Shari’a courts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Shari’a District Courts of the Philippines
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legalBasis
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Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines
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