Author: Shakil Ahmad Khan
Publisher: Goodword books
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 186
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8178983810
Description
Islamic society has its foundation in Islamic idealism of which Islamic jurisprudence is an important element. Indeed, its legal system forms the bedrock of the equitable and just society that Islam aims to establish. The Islamic law of Inheritance, dealing with the subject of the distribution of inheritance, the principles of which are based on divine knowledge and wisdom, has been made explicit in the Qur'an and the Hadith. Therefore, ignorance of it is tantamount to gross negligence of divine laws. A Muslim must aim at a proper understanding of these laws in the light of the Qur'an and Sunnah.
However, much as the importance of understanding these laws is evident from the sayings of the prophet Muhammad, Muslims have been found wanting in this area. This may be because of the lack of a book which could explain this complex subject in language easily understood by the common man. Keeping this in mind, this book, endeavours to present the Islamic laws of inheritance in clear and simplified language.
It enables the reader to have the fullest knowledge and understanding of the following:
Significance of the law of inheritance
Basis and types of inheritance
Principles of distribution
Impediments to inheritance
law of inheritance
Examples of 200 possible cases solved by simple formulas
A section on frequently asked questions
Contents
INTRODUCTION
PART I
Verses of the Quran and the Traditions of the Prophet (pbuh) concerning inheritance, Debt and Will (Wasiyyah)
PART II
Significance of the Law of Inheritance
PART III
Mathematical Formula for Calculating a Deceased's Property
PART IV
Questions and Answers