It is strongly believed that Muslims are deeply religious and the Islamic religious texts—Quran and Hadith—determine every aspect of their personal/family life and social conduct. In this schema, Muslims are bound to oppose uniform civil code (UCC), which in principle, goes against their commitment to Islamic shariat. For its part, UCC is presented as a well-defined set of laws, aiming to secularise, modernise and even nationalise religious communities along the Hindu code bill.