TAÓKÌM (ARBITRATION) IN ISLAMIC LAW WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF FAMILY DISPUTES.…

Ta˙kìm, as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism had existed long before the coming of Islam. When Islam came, it recognised ta˙kìm, along side the institution of al-qa∂à" (judiciary), as a means of dispute settlement, as is evidenced in the Qur’an, the Sunnah (tradition) of the Prophet, and the practice of the Companions. Although the principles of ta˙kìm at the early sta…