Islamic Inheritance Jurisprudence - Views On Islamic Inheritance

Views On Islamic Inheritance

Professor Almaric Rumsey (1825–1899) from King's College, University of London, wrote in one of his many legal books, " comprises beyond question the most refined and elaborate system of rules for the devolution of property that is known to the civilised world."

Recently, the director of the Indonesian Ministry of Islamic Religious Affairs, Nasruddin Umar, who is also a professor at the Indonesian Universitas Islam Negeri and known for a modern interpretation of the Qur'an, has declared that Islam, and thus the Qur'an, supports the division of inheritance between male and female descendants at a ratio of 1:1. His views were protested against by traditional Muslims.

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