2nd lowest passing percentage in Shari’ah bar exams set in 2020 —SC

Only 71 out of 654 individuals passed the special bar examinations for the Shari'ah courts last year, making it one of the toughest editions of the test, according to the Office of the Bar Confidant.

Court of Appeals Associate Justice Japar Dimaampao, chairperson of the 2020 exams, said that the passing percentage was 10.86%, the lowest since 1983 when only 14 passed (7.69%).

Dimaampao also said the Supreme Court on Tuesday lowered the passing grade from 75% to 70%.

Mohammad Hisham Mocsir topped the exams with a rating of 87.075%. He was followed by Ramayana Saidamen (86.975%) and Mohammad Mojib Marangit (85.075%).

The Shari’ah Bar exams were held on January 19 and 26, 2020 at the Court of Appeals in Manila.

The examiners included Melchor Rey Sadain (persons, family relations and property); Dr. Asnawil Ronsing (Islamic jurisprudence and customary laws); Norhabib Bin Suod Barodi (procedure in Shari’ah courts); and Dr. Jamel Cayamodin (succession, wills, adjudication and settlement of estate).

Shari'ah is Muslim law, which refers to all the ordinances and regulations governing Muslims as found principally in the Qur'an and the Hadith, according to Presidential Decree 1083 or the Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines.

Shari’ah courts are under the supervision of the SC.—AOL, GMA News