Inheritance Rights of Women in Sunni Islam

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Inheritance Rights of Women in Sunni Islam

Sharia is an Arabic word that refers to the body of Islamic religious law which means `the path ' or `way to water source . It is an Islamic legal framework on the public and private aspects of life for those within the legal system which is based on Islamic principles of jurisprudence . Islamic Law has mainly two primary law sources that include the Quran and Sunna

Islamic law of inheritance is found within the Islamic Sharia law

and is considered to be one of the most important subjects as well as the most difficult by scholars . It has been a major subject of discussion among the Muslim scholars especially between the English speaking Muslims who are very few in the world and those that are non- English speakers . The non- Muslim community have also been interested in the subject and it is believed that the Islamic raw of inheritance is highly appreciated and recognized by a large part of the world for its divine justness and equitability

In the Muslim community every follower of Islamic teachings must be well versed with the law and if ignorant on this aspect of Islamic law either because one does not consider it important or is just out of ignorance then one must face the consequences of such actions These actions are stated in the ayatan immediately following the ayatan on inheritance (Quran 4 :11 :12 . This is also disobeying Allah and his...