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" POWERS UNDER ORDER VII, RULE 11, C ADOPTION: SHARIAH AND LAW   By   Dr. M. Aslam Khaki, Juris-consult Federal Shariat Court, Pakistan   ABSTRACT   A sizable literature has been developed on the recognition or otherwise of the adoption in Islam. The said literature has instead of clarifying the position has further confused the situation. This paper attempts to clarify the position by precisely elaborating the text and the context around the concept and practice of adoption in Islam.   With the increased rate of adoption in the Muslim world as well as in the Europe especially in Pakistan, the adoption issue has taken a status of one of the sensitive issues. The concept of adoption has caught the attention of the general masses mainly due to the shift in the social paradigms and the Laws governing it; it can also be due to the rising interest of the European Immigrants adopting' Pakistani children. A sizable literature has been developed to clarify the concept as per Islamic Shariah but unfortunately it ended up confusing the minds rather than clearing the idea.   The Concept of adoption is not a new one, it is prevalent since the time unknown as it was the part of the dogmatic laws. In Islam there was no prohibition on adoption since it was found to be in the greater interest of humanity and also to the Muslim community of the world.   Few glorious examples of adoption from Islamic history can be traced as the practice of adoption was the continuation of the prevalent custom in the Arab pennisula.   * The Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.) continued the practice by declaring Zaid bin Harisa, who was a slave gifted to the Holy Prophet by his wife Hazrat Khadija (R.T.A.), as his adopted son and he was generally known as Zaid-bin-Muhammad.…