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male receives the same as the share of two fe- Such people are the inheritors who will inherit
males. If there are more than two daughters they Firdaws, remaining in it timelessly, for ever.
receive two-thirds of what you leave. If she is one (23:10-11)
on her own she receives a half. Each of your par- How many cities We have destroyed which lived
ents receives a sixth of what you leave if you in insolent ingratitude! There are their houses,
have children. If you are childless and your heirs never again inhabited after them, except a little.
are your parents your mother receives a third. If It was We Who were their Heir. (28:58)
you have brothers or sisters your mother receives Did they bequeath this to each other? Indeed
a sixth, after any bequest you make or any debts. they are an unbridled people. (51:53)
With regard to your fathers and your sons, you
do not know which of them is going to benefit INK
you more. These are obligatory shares from Say: ‘If all the sea was ink to write down the
Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (4:11) Words of my Lord, it would run out long before
You receive half of what your wives leave if they the Words of my Lord ran out,’ even if We were
are childless. If they have children you receive a to bring the same amount of ink again. (18:109)
quarter of what they leave after any bequest they
make or any debts. They receive a quarter of INSHA'ALLAH
what you leave if you are childless. If you have (SEE "IF ALLAH WILLS")
children they receive an eighth of what you leave
after any bequest you make or any debts. If a INSIGHT
man or woman has no direct heirs, but has a When Talut marched out with the army, he said,
brother or sister, each of them receives a sixth. If ‘Allah will test you with a river. Anyone who
there are more than that they share in a third after drinks from it is not with me. But anyone who
any bequest you make or any debts, making sure does not taste it is with me–except for him who
that no one’s rights are prejudiced. This is an in- merely scoops up a little in his hand.’ But they
struction from Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All- drank from it–except for a few of them. Then
Forbearing. (4:12) when he and those who believed with him had
You who believe! When one of you is near to crossed it, they said, ‘We do not have the
death and makes a will, two just men from strength to face Goliath and his troops today.’ But
among you should act as witnesses; or, if you are those who were sure that they were going to
travelling when the misfortune of death occurs, meet Allah said, ‘How many a small force has tri-
two men who are strangers to you. You should umphed over a much greater one by Allah’s per-
detain them after prayer and, if you are doubtful, mission! Allah is with the steadfast.’ (2:249)
they should swear by Allah: ‘We will not sell it There was a sign for you in the two parties which
for any price, even to a near relative, and we will met face to face, one party fighting in the Way of
not conceal the testimony of Allah. If we did we Allah and the other disbelievers. You saw them
would indeed be wrongdoers.’ (5:106) as twice their number with your own eyes. Allah
It is We Who give life and cause to die and We reinforces with His help whoever He wills. There
are the Inheritor. (15:23) is instruction in that for people of insight. (3:13)
It is We Who will inherit the earth and all those When news of any matter reaches them they
on it. They will be returned to Us. (19:40) spread it about, whether it is of a reassuring or
That is the Garden which We will bequeath to disquieting nature. If they had only referred it to
those of Our servants who guard against evil. the Messenger and those in command among
(19:63) them, those among them able to discern the truth
We wrote down in the Zabur, after the Reminder about it would have had proper knowledge of it.
came: ‘It is My servants who are righteous who If it were not for Allah’s favour to you and His
will inherit the earth.’ (21:105) mercy, all but a very few of you would have fol-
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