In its scheme of inheritance, the Quran gives primacy to a dead person’s will. To the extent that... more In its scheme of inheritance, the Quran gives primacy to a dead person’s will. To the extent that a will does not provide for the devolution of a dead person’s assets, the Quran gives default rules for the devolution of all or the bulk of those assets. The default rules include the familiar rule under which a son gets twice the share of a daughter. But this may be varied at distribution by the competent authority to allow for a devolution better suited to the circumstances of those closely connected to the dead person, and to allow for levies in favour of social welfare.
In its scheme of inheritance, the Quran gives primacy to a dead person’s will. To the extent that... more In its scheme of inheritance, the Quran gives primacy to a dead person’s will. To the extent that a will does not provide for the devolution of a dead person’s assets, the Quran gives default rules for the devolution of all or the bulk of those assets. The default rules include the familiar rule under which a son gets twice the share of a daughter. But this may be varied at distribution by the competent authority to allow for a devolution better suited to the circumstances of those closely connected to the dead person, and to allow for levies in favour of social welfare.
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