Inheritance by Women under Islamic Law
In Islam, although women are entitled to inheritance, their share is often less than that of men. In general, Islam allows women half the inheritance available to males with the same degree of relationship to the deceased. As a result, inheritance laws in Islam are widely considered to be unjust towards women.
Rationale behind Inheritance Laws in Islam
In Islam, the laws of inheritance in based on the beneficiaries’ duties of spending. Islam justifies that giving preference to male heirs is justified, considering they have higher financial responsibilities than the female heirs.
According to Islamic Law, a male is required to undertake the responsibility of fulfilling the financial needs of all female dependents of the family till they are married.
In Islam, a man is also responsible for supporting:
- His parents (after they retire or cease to have an income)
- His brother's children (is the brother dies)
- His children from a previous marriage
In Islamic law, women are not required to assume any such responsibility. In fact, as soon as a woman marries, her financial responsibilities become her husband's obligation. If the husband dies, her son or another male relative becomes obliged to care for her.
Inheritance by Women in Islam: A Final Word
The rationale of allocation of more shares to the male heirs on the grounds of their financial responsibilities can be disputed. This is done considering how many Muslim women are working and sharing household expenses. Consequently, there is another viewpoint emerging that Muslim women should be having an equal share as men.
However, Islamic laws state that women are not obligated to financially contribute to their households. It is a free choice, which women assume themselves; thereby not affecting their share of inheritance. Islam also states that it is the man's responsibility to support his wife, and not the other way round. The Quran, however, stresses that this setup is not intended to make men superior to women. In fact, women’s rights and responsibilities are equal to those of men, but may not necessarily be identical.
No matter in which language you write the words of 'Qu'ran' and 'error'; when you search in the internet, first examples you see in the sites will be about the ones concerning the claim of error related with the inheritance verses in Qur'an. You will see the explanations with these verses in detail and the criticism of how these verses cannot be applied mathematically with some practical examples as well!
Whether such approach directed to Qu'ran is evil-minded or querier is not related with the essence of the issue; in conclusion there is a challenge pointed out mathematically in such critiques and this condition cannot be ignored.
It is out of question that the inheritance division by God is not appropriate mathematically. God is the creator of humankind and the science of mathematics. Now then, it is impossible that God proposes an imperfect division mathematically. It is possible to find similar expressions in corresponding sites.
Therefore, each so-called error to be found in Qu'ran has been transformed into an argument directing to weaken or confute the truth of its being apocalyptic. The claim concerning the inheritance divisions is one of the the most discussed examples and comes to minds first.
While we're discussing about inheritance divisions during Qu'ran Courses that we carried out in the public meetings in Qu'ran Research Foundation (KURAV) auditoriums, we also evaluated this subject mathematically with contributions of my dear friends. Visual and audial records of this activity is available on the website: kurandersleri.net. Thanks to inspirations from some of our friends saying that the results we acquired are a little bit different, remarkable and original, we find it acceptable to broadcast by publishing a book.
This study has been prepared as a result of such collective approach. Contrary to popular belief, it is not established on the base of interpretation. It has been carried out on the platform where source text has been considered literally and the differences encountered in formal plan have not been ignored.
I believe that the ones considering the inheritance divisions verses subjected to several speculations until now, one more time from the perspective of this book will realize in a little while that they face with a real mathematical miracle rather than a problematic challenge in number.
Hello,
See the response given in the below link which will make sure that there is no error in quran. It is your lack of classical arabic knowledge.
http://www.khalidzaheer.com/qa/867
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