https://gaexcellence.com/irjsmi <p>The <strong>International Research Journal of Shariah, Muamalat and Islam (IRJSMI) </strong>is published by <strong>Global Academic Excellence (M) Sdn Bhd (GAE)</strong> to serve academicians a platform of sharing and updating their knowledge and research outputs as well as information within the sphere of shariah, muamalat and islam. <strong>International Research Journal of Shariah, Muamalat and Islam (IRJSMI) </strong>invites researchers, academicians, practitioners and students for the submission of articles either in English or Malay. The publication for this refereed journal are<strong> quarterly (March, June, September and December).</strong> This journal uses <strong>double</strong>-<strong>blind review</strong>, which means that both the <strong>reviewer</strong> and <strong>author identities</strong> are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process. To facilitate this, authors need to ensure that their manuscripts are prepared in a way that does not give away their identity.</p> en-US INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL OF SHARIAH, MUAMALAT AND ISLAM (IRJSMI) https://gaexcellence.com/irjsmi/article/view/4829 <p style="text-align: justify;">Our society has neglected many issues and problems, including battered wives among Meranaw families in Lanao del Sur. They are presumed to be scared to fight for their rights as Muslim women and are sometimes unaware of their marital rights as Muslims. The writing was an attempt to determine the causes of occurrence of battered wives among Meranaw families in select municipalities in Lanao del Sur, to highlight the marital rights of Meranaw spouses under Islamic law, Philippine civil law, and customary law and to determine the perceived remedies to lessen the cases of battered wives. The writing employed a case study design with a qualitative approach for collecting primary data from the informants through interviews. The writer used purposive sampling to gather data from the battered wives (n=15), which were then transcribed, analyzed, and interpreted. Results reveal that most respondents are not well-oriented on their rights and obligations as a wife, and so are their husbands. Several factors for the occurrence of battered are determined. Respondents' perceived remedies that may lessen domestic were determined also. Due to the sensitivity of the issue among the Meranaws, this writing was limited only to the cases of fifteen (15) battered wives among Meranaw families. This writing provides a comparative analysis of how these three legal systems interact, overlap, and conflict in addressing marital abuse. By integrating these perspectives, the study contributes a holistic framework for understanding and resolving the challenges battered wives face within plural legal systems, filling a critical gap in the existing literature.</p> Alyannah S. Talib Copyright (c) 2025 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL OF SHARIAH, MUAMALAT AND ISLAM (IRJSMI) 2025-03-03 2025-03-03 7 18 10.35631/IRJSMI.718001