Female Inheritance in Quran Vs Bible? Now you know ?

Question

One of the most important differences between the Qur’an and the Bible is their attitude towards female inheritance of the property of a deceased relative. The Biblical attitude has been succinctly described by Rabbi Epstein:

“The continuous and unbroken tradition since the Biblical days gives the female members of the household, wife and daughters, no right of succession to the family estate. In the more primitive scheme of succession, the female members of the family were considered part of the estate and as remote from the legal personality of an heir as the slave. Whereas by Mosaic enactment the daughters were admitted to succession in the event of no male issue remained, the wife was not recognized as heir even in such conditions[42].”



Why were the female members of the family considered part of the family estate? Rabbi Epstein has the answer: “They are owned --before marriage, by the father; after marriage, by the husband.[43]”



The Biblical rules of inheritance are outlined in Numbers 27:1-11.

A wife is given no share in her husband’s estate, while he is her first heir, even before her sons. A daughter can inherit only if no male heirs exist. A mother is not an heir at all while the father is. Widows and daughters, in case male children remained, were at the mercy of the male heirs for provision. That is why widows and orphan girls were among the most destitute members of the Jewish society.



Christianity has followed suit for a long time. Both the ecclesiastical and civil laws of Christendom barred daughters from sharing with their brothers their patrimony. Besides, wives were deprived of any inheritance rights. These iniquitous laws survived till late in the last century.[44]



Among the pagan Arabs before Islam, inheritance rights were confined exclusively to the male relatives. The Qur’an abolished all these unjust customs and gave all the female relatives inheritance shares:



“From what is left by parents and those nearest related there is a share for men and a share for women, whether the property be small or large --a determinate share.”(4:7)



Muslim mothers, wives, daughters, and sisters had received inheritance rights thirteen hundred years before Europe recognized that these rights even existed. The division of inheritance is a vast subject with an enormous amount of details (4:7,11,12,176).



The general rule is that the female share is half the male’s except the cases in which the mother receives equal share to that of the father. This general rule if taken in isolation from other legislations concerning men and women may seem unfair. In order to understand the rationale behind this rule, one must take into account the fact that the financial obligations of men in Islam far exceed those of women (see the “Wife’s property” section).



A bridegroom must provide his bride with a marriage gift. This gift becomes her exclusive property and remains so even if she is later divorced. The bride is under no obligation to present any gifts to her groom. Moreover, the Muslim husband is charged with the maintenance of his wife and children. The wife, on the other hand, is not obliged to help him in this regard. Her property and earnings are for her use alone except what she may voluntarily offer her husband. Besides, one has to realize that Islam vehemently advocates family life. It strongly encourages youth to get married, discourages divorce, and does not regard celibacy as a virtue.



Therefore, in a truly Islamic society, family life is the norm and single life is the rare exception. That is, almost all marriage-aged women and men are married in an Islamic society. In light of these facts, one would appreciate that Muslim men, in general, have greater financial burdens than Muslim women and thus inheritance rules are meant to offset this imbalance so that the society lives free of all gender or class wars. After a simple comparison between the financial rights and duties of Muslim women, one British Muslim woman has concluded that Islam has treated women not only fairly but generously[45].

Answer 1

yep..truly agree with you...and it is deemed correct

.lets see what the non-muslims says about this..

Answer 2

I would just like to point out that ecclesiasticus is an extrabiblical book to most christians. For what ever reason people decided that that book lacked either inspiration by the lord (meaning it was contrary to other scriptures) or they couldn't verify it's authenticity. Yes the purification in the torah is longer, but it is also plan in scripture that women could be just as wise and spiritual as the men. For example Mariam Moses' sister was a prophetess Debrah was a Judge aka the leader of her people and a wise prophetess of the Lord. Along with many other examples. Women are just "weaker vessels" in christianity and Judaism. As christians we accept the order that Christ set down as far as the woman being under a man in her household. However any gift from God a man can recieve a woman can too. Paul speaks of many woman who were instramental in his ministry along with men. It could be argued that the woman at the well in John 4 was the first evanglist because she being the out cast woman among outcast brought her whole town to the Lord. Also in terms of rabbi's did you know that now ( i don't know how long this has been the tradition) that ones jewish lineage is traced through the mother's side and her mother's and so on. I would have to say... that woman are more highly valued in christianity and judaism than they are in islam. Espeically in terms of the modern. I doubt you will find women being stoned to death for not wearing specific clothing. Read proverbs 31 to see what Solomon thought a Virtuous (aka Godly) woman was. Notice she was a bread winner she was good with finances she was wise and strong. May God bless you richly

Answer 3

When will you get it into your thick Paki head that you're not going to make much of a difference by doing all these lengthy diatribes of Islamic Propaganda here?

In fact, I can now understand why the Brits keep telling your kind "Paki, go home!"

If anything, you're just succeeded in making your people more and more alienated.

Merry Christmas!!!!

Answer 4

Islam has treated women fairly?The following site claims otherwise:

http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/quran/women/long.html

It's OK to have sex with your wives on the night of the fast. 2:187

Menstruation is a sickness. Don't have sex with menstruating women. 2:222

Have sex with your women whenever and as often as you like. 2:223

Women have rights that are similar to men, but men are "a degree above them." 2:228

A woman is worth one-half a man. 2:282

Marry of the women two, or three, or four. 4:3

Males are to inherit twice that of females. 4:11

Lewd women are to be confined to their houses until death. 4:15

You may not forcibly inherit women, unless they flagrantly lewd. 4:19

Instructions for exchanging wives 4:20

You can't have married women, unless they are captives. 4:24

Men are in charge of women, because Allah made men to be better than women. Refuse to have sex with women from whom you fear rebellion, and scourge them. 4:34

Don't pray if you are drunk, dirty, or have touched a woman lately. 4:43

Women are feeble and are unable to devise a plan. 4:98

They invoke in his (Allah's) stead only females. 4:117

A man cannot treat his wives fairly. 4:129

"Unto the male is the equivalent share of two females." 4:176

When it's time to pray and you have just used the toilet or touched a woman, be sure to wash up. If you can't find any water, just rub some dirt on yourself. 5:6
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If you accuse an honorable women of adultery, be sure to bring four witness. Otherwise you will receive 80 lashes. 24:4

A husband can accuse his wife of adultery with only one witness. 24:6

Believing women must lower their gaze and be modest, cover themselves with veils, and not reveal themselves except to their husbands, relatives, children, and slaves. 24:31

If Muhammad's wives are good, Allah will give them "an immense reward." 33:28-29

The wives of Muhammad will be punished double for lewdness. (And that is easy for Allah.) 33:30

The wives of Muhammad are not like other women. They must not leave their houses. 33:32-33

When Allah or Muhammad decide that a man and a woman should marry, they must marry. 33:36

Allah gave Zeyd to Muhammad in marriage. This was so that all Muslims would know that it's OK to marry your adopted son's ex-wife. 33:37

Allah says it is lawful for Muhammad to marry any women he wants. 33:50-51
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Women must cover themselves when in public. 33:59

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Female companions await those who enter the Gardens of Eden on the Day of Reckoning. 38:52
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Those who disbelieve in the afterlife give female names to angels. 53:27

Allah will give those in the Garden women of modest gaze whom neither man nor jinn have touched before them. 55:56

Allah will reward believing men with "fair ones" (beautiful women) in heaven. 55:71-72

Those in the Garden will be attended by immortal youths with wide, lovely eyes. 56:17-23

Allah made virgins to be lovers and friends to those on his right hand. 56:36-37

Your wives and children are your enemies. They are to you only a temptation. 64:14-15

Instructions for divorcing your wives. 65:1-6

Muhammad's wives need to be careful. If they criticize their husband, Allah will replace them with better ones. 66:5

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You don't have to be chaste around your wives or your slave girls. 70:29-30

Answer 5

pwn3d

Answer 6

Did you copy that all by yourself?

Answer 7

but women are not equal!

Answer 8

Thanks for the excellent copy and paste. Now, what exactly was your question?