Distribution of Inheritance in Islam and other Religions: its application and analytical review

It is clear from orders of inheritance that the religion Islam gives right to everyhuman. It adopts numerous procedures for the purpose of giving rights, which,in one form, becomes the law of inheritance. In this law, after death of a person,his remaining proprietorship becomes the proprietorship of his legal heirs. Thedeceased person’s wife, children, father, and mother etc. are entitled to hisproprietorship. In the religion of Islam, there are not only orders regardingIslamic share of legal heirs, but also the deceased has been given the right in hislifetime that he can give his whole or part proprietorship to poor and rightfulpeople. It is because the proprietorship of the deceased person should not cometo hands of illegal persons, while the said proprietorship can equally bedistributed among the authorized legal heirs/persons. Legacy is also the right offemales as given in the Sunnah and Holy Quran. But in present days, Muslimsfollow other religions, and do not give the Islamic share to the women, whichwill badly affect them at the Day of Judgment. This article has discussed therights of women in Islam regarding inheritance.