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| The Islamic Law of Inheritance |
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Computer Software to calculate Inheritance |
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Arabic Sources on the Islamic Law of Inheritance |
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English Sources on the Islamic Law of Inheritance |
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Urdu Sources on the Islamic Law of Inheritance |
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Bequests |
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Secular and civil requirements of Muslim and Non-Muslim countries relating to Islamic Wills |
| Diverse administrative provisions required by diverse countries in order for a will to be acceptable |
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Other Inheritance Issues |
| The need for spouses to clearly define, during their lifetime, who owns what in the marital household in relation to furniture, household equipment, garden tools and other items which are not officially documented in the marital home |
| Contributions, death benefits and grants received from Pension Funds - The response of Justice, Mufti Taqi Usmani |
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Errors noted when wills were manipulated |
| Errors noted when wills were doctored |
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Mazaahib differences in the format of distributing an Islamic Estate |
| The need to draft wills in conformity to the Mazaahib formats |
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Hanafi Rulings |
| The Hanafi opinion regarding the making of a bequest for unperformed Salaah. |
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Shafi rulings |
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Maaliki rulings |
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The Hambali rulings |
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Other Shariah rulings |
| The entitlement of an unborn child (foetus) to inheritance |
| Where a few persons were given a gift during the lifetime of the testator, some brothers accepted the gift, others did not. The Hanafi view requires acceptance of a gift for its validity. Thus, those who accepted the gift in the lifetime, can have their share of inheritance. The gift of those who did not accept will return to the estate. |
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The Islamic Will |
| Availability of pre-drafted Islamic Wills |
| Islamic Wills drawn by Mufti Ilyas, Central Islamic Trust (Zakaah issue needs to be rectified), Association of Muslim Accountants and Lawyers, The Jamiat-ul-Ulema and other persons, Ulema or institutions in South Africa |
| The Islamic Will format relative to different mazaahib |
| Wills prepared by Non-Muslim financial Institutions and Banks |
| The will by ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) |
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Disputes arising in the interpretation of bequests and wills and the need for arbitration |
| The Islamic Will drawn by the Jamiatul Ulema Transvaal and Natal (need to allow any other arbitration party if the family or executors opt for an arbitration |
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Gifts during the testator's/testatrix's lifetime |
| Immovable property e.g. land and houses or property given as gifts to any persons without execution of the necessary civil legal transfers. Is this acceptable in Shari'ah? The diversity in this regard and the implications on the will. |
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The role of the Ulema and Islamic legal Specialists |
| The need for a certifying authority regarding a provision of a certificate to authenticate that the Islamic distribution format is valid and conforms to a given Mazhab interpretation or to that of the testator/testatrix's interpretation of Islamic law |