 Ostensibly Syariah Courts only have jurisdiction over persons who declare themselves to be Muslims.Consequently, this results in non-Muslims not having legal standing in Syariah Courts.Where decisions of the syariah court affect a non-Muslim, he or she can seek recourse in the secular courts which, in theory, overrule the syariah courts as the Syariah courts are limited in their jurisdiction by Article 121 of the Federal constitution.