Women’s share in inheritance
Friday, July 3, 2009
Dawn, Pakistan, Friday, 03 Jul, 2009
THE most important Quranic injunction regarding inheritance is in Surah 4:7. It says: “Men shall have a share in what parents and kinsfolk leave behind, and women shall have a share, whether it be little or much — a share ordained (by God).
By enjoining that women shall have a right to inherit regardless of the size of the inheritance, the Quran makes it clear that in all cases women should have their share. The widespread misunderstanding that women’s share in inheritance is one-half that of men is not supported by a close reading of Surah 4:11-12 and 176.
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THE most important Quranic injunction regarding inheritance is in Surah 4:7. It says: “Men shall have a share in what parents and kinsfolk leave behind, and women shall have a share, whether it be little or much — a share ordained (by God).
By enjoining that women shall have a right to inherit regardless of the size of the inheritance, the Quran makes it clear that in all cases women should have their share. The widespread misunderstanding that women’s share in inheritance is one-half that of men is not supported by a close reading of Surah 4:11-12 and 176.
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