Ahwal
Ahwal is a term in Islamic jurisprudence that means “conditions” or “states” in Arabic (أَحْوال). In scholarly usage, it denotes a specific branch of fiqh known as fiqh al-ahwal al-shakhsiya, or personal status law. This field focuses on the legal status and capacity of individuals and the rules governing family relations and related duties and rights.
The scope of ahwal includes matters such as puberty and legal capacity, guardianship and wardship, engagement
Historically, classical jurists from the major Sunni schools (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali) as well as Shia
In general usage outside legal contexts, ahwal can simply denote circumstances or conditions, but in legal