Records of Islamic personal status
The Islamic Records Bureau issues records of Islamic personal status and keeps a public register in which any issued record can be checked by its number. A reviewer confirms each fact against its documents, and the parties and two witnesses sign before a record is issued.
Check a record
Enter the number printed at the top of every page of the certificate.
A PDF copy can also be uploaded to confirm that the file has not been altered.
Record types
Divorce and conversion records are open for applications. The application for each other record type can already be viewed, and a request left on its page is answered when it opens.
How a record is issued
Each action on a case is logged with the person who took it and the time, and the applicant follows the case through a private link.
- 01
Application
The applicant confirms their identity through Stripe Identity, answers the questions and uploads the supporting documents. Answers are saved as they are entered, so the application can be left and resumed.
- 02
Review
A reviewer checks each fact against its source and posts any question on the applicant's case page. Where no civil record exists, the reviewing scholar also interviews the parties.
- 03
Signatures
The parties and two witnesses each confirm their identity through Stripe Identity, then read the certificate and sign it through their own link.
- 04
Issue
After the last signature the certificate is sealed with a digital signature and entered in the register.
The public register
Anyone holding a certificate can check it in the register without contacting the parties. For a divorce the register shows the type of dissolution, the civil decree where there was one, the Effective Date, the waiting period, the reviewer who confirmed the facts and the date of issue.
The register never shows the names of the parties or the witnesses, so the person checking compares the number and the dates with the document in hand. Uploading the PDF confirms whether the file is an unaltered copy of the issued certificate, and a document that the register does not match should not be relied upon.
Check a record| Status | Valid |
|---|---|
| Dissolution recorded | Talaq (first) |
| Civil decree signed | August 11, 2026 |
| Effective Date | August 11, 2026 |
| Waiting period | Ninety (90) days, ending November 9, 2026 |
| Signed by | The wife, the husband and two witnesses |