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The Laws Of Inheritance In Islam




Usman Saifi, Faculty of Law, University of Lucknow

Mohd Alim, Faculty of Law, University of Lucknow


ABSTRACT


The laws of inheritance under Muslim Law have been discussed in this article with the purpose of creating awareness among students of Legal realm as well as Muslims regarding inheritance. The purview of this article is mainly concerned with the Sunni law of Inheritance. This article traces the Quranic Sources and Hadith which are enumerated for the law of inheritance as well as the general rules, primary rules of distribution, rules of exclusion, and other special cases that of an illegitimate child, relating to missing person and hermaphrodite. The salient feature of Islamic law of inheritance is that shares are fixed among Quranic heirs irrespective of the quantity of the property of the deceased.


Keywords: Inheritance, Islam, Muslim, Quran, Hadith, Hermaphrodite, Share.



Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research

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Abbreviation: IJLLR

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ISSN: 2582-8878

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