The National Registration Department's appeal over the “bin Abdullah” will be heard on Feb 7 next year.

The date was fixed after the case management came before Federal Court deputy registrar Syahrin Jeli Bohari.

During the hearing of the appeal, the highest court in the country will decide on three questions of law posed:-

1)Whether in performing the registration of birth of a Muslim child, the registrar of birth and death may refer and rely on sources of Islamic law,
2)Whether the civil court may determine questions or matters on the legitimacy of Muslim children in respect to naming and ascription of paternity, and
3) Whether Section 13A of BDRA applies to registration of birth for Muslim children, enabling the children to be named with the personal name of a person acknowledging to be the father of the children...