URDU-LAWS OF INHERITANCE IN ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

اسلام اور مسیحیت میں تقسیم میراث کے قوانین: ایک تقابلی جائزہ

Abstract

This research includes a comparative study and analysis of law of inheritance between Christianity and Islam.  Inheritance is the process of distribution of property after the death of its owner or a distribution of the deceased's assets. The siblings of the dead body are entitled to have property and it will be transferred from one person to another. Every religion has got its own beliefs, laws and conducts based on different aspects of human being life. This study is conducted to find out of the laws of inheritance between two major religions of the world. Further, by this study, it will highlight that who will be the inheritor and non-inheritor of the deceased and how much share will be given to each inheritor. Christianity has law of inheritance which is taken from Holy Bible as they follow the laws of Judaism. The law of Islamic inheritance has been derived from the Holy Quran that has given the pure form and the principles of inheritance that are based on the necessities, and rights of every closed person to the deceased. In Christianity, the first son is preferred and in his presence, other sons also get less shares from their father’s property, They prefer first son even he is unlawful/adulterine but they prefer him because he is born firstly. Through the study, we determined that Islam has the best law of inheritance for the all humanity and has been given the due share to every inheritor. The Holy Quran describes instructions for inheritance in many places but in the three verses of Surah Nisa ( v 11, 12 and 176, the guidelines are properly mentioned.