Women in Islam: Difference between revisions

In Islam, women are entitled the right of [[inheritance]],<ref>"''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.''"[[Sura 4]]:7[http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/004.qmt.html#004.007]</ref> but often a woman's share of inheritance is less than that of a man's. In general circumstances, Islam allots females half the inheritance share available to males who have the same degree of relation to the deceased.<ref>See also {{Quran|4|11}}: "For example, where the deceased has both male and female children, a son's share is double that of a daughter's."</ref><ref>See also {{Quran|4|126}}: "Additionally, the sister of a childless man inherits half of his property upon his death, while a brother of a childless woman inherits all of her property." </ref> Some argue that this difference derives from men's obligation to support their wives financially, while the women's share would be entirely at her own disposal.<ref name="yvon"/>