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what she had given birth to, male and female are Men receive a share of what their parents and
not the same–‘and I have named her Maryam relatives leave and women receive a share of
and placed her and her children in Your safe- what their parents and relatives leave, a fixed
keeping from the accursed Satan.’ (3:36) share, no matter whether it is a little or a lot. (4:7)
Her Lord accepted her with approval and made Allah instructs you regarding your children: A
her grow in health and beauty. And Zakariyya male receives the same as the share of two fe-
became her guardian. Every time Zakariyya vis- males. If there are more than two daughters they
ited her in the Upper Room, he found food with receive two-thirds of what you leave. If she is one
her. He said, ‘Maryam, how did you come by on her own she receives a half. Each of your par-
this?’ She said, ‘It is from Allah. Allah provides for ents receives a sixth of what you leave if you
whoever He wills without any reckoning.’ (3:37) have children. If you are childless and your heirs
And when the angels said, ‘Maryam, Allah has are your parents your mother receives a third. If
chosen you and purified you. He has chosen you you have brothers or sisters your mother receives
over all other women.’ (3:42) a sixth, after any bequest you make or any debts.
This is news from the Unseen which We reveal to With regard to your fathers and your sons, you
you. You were not with them when they cast do not know which of them is going to benefit
their reeds to see which of them would be the you more. These are obligatory shares from
guardian of Maryam. You were not with them Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (4:11)
when they quarrelled. (3:44) You receive half of what your wives leave if they
She (Maryam) said, ‘My Lord! How can I have a are childless. If they have children you receive a
son when no man has ever touched me?’ He quarter of what they leave after any bequest they
said, ‘It will be so.’ Allah creates whatever He make or any debts. They receive a quarter of
wills. When He decides on something, He just what you leave if you are childless. If you have
says to it, ‘Be!’ and it is. (3:47) children they receive an eighth of what you leave
If anyone argues with you about him after the after any bequest you make or any debts. If a
knowledge that has come to you, say, ‘Come man or woman has no direct heirs, but has a
then! Let us summon our sons and your sons, our brother or sister, each of them receives a sixth. If
women and your women, ourselves and your- there are more than that they share in a third after
selves. Then let us make earnest supplication and any bequest you make or any debts, making sure
call down the curse of Allah upon the liars.’ that no one’s rights are prejudiced. This is an in-
(3:61) struction from Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-
O mankind! Have fear of your Lord Who created Forbearing. (4:12)
you from a single self and created its mate from it If any of your women commit fornication, four of
and then disseminated many men and women you must be witnesses against them. If they bear
from the two of them. Have fear of Allah in witness, detain them in their homes until death
Whose name you make demands on one another releases them or Allah ordains another proce-
and also in respect of your families. Allah dure for their case. (4:15)
watches over you continually. (4:1) You who believe! It is not lawful for you to in-
If you are afraid of not behaving justly towards herit women by force. Nor may you treat them
orphans, then marry other permissible women, harshly so that you can make off with part of
two, three or four. But if you are afraid of not what you have given them, unless they commit
treating them equally, then only one, or those an act of flagrant indecency. Live together with
you own as slaves. That makes it more likely that them correctly and courteously. If you dislike
you will not be unfair. (4:3) them, it may well be that you dislike something
Give women their dowry as an outright gift. But if in which Allah has placed a lot of good. (4:19)
they are happy to give you some of it, make use If you desire to exchange one wife for another
of it with pleasure and goodwill. (4:4) and have given your original wife a large
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