The Qurʿanic Law of Inheritance

Abstract The Sunnī law of inheritance relies on a particular interpretation of the Qurʿanic inheritance verses. Even though Shīʾī inheritance law is strikingly different from Sunnī law, the Sunnī interpretation of the Qurʿanic texts has rarely been questioned. In this essay I propose a new interpret...

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Main Author: Kimber, Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 1998
In: Islamic law and society
Year: 1998, Volume: 5, Issue: 3, Pages: 291-325
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