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Inheritance in Islam: Principles & perspectives

Summary:

The distribution of a deceased’s estate is a sensitive topic. It is for this reason that Allah Himself has taken the responsibility of allocating the shares between the heirs. This webinar will discuss the underlying principles and perspectives on inheritance from the viewpoint of Islam.

You will learn
  • Understanding why an individual does not decide what happens to his or her estate?
  • Understanding how a will be drafted.

Course Details

The distribution of a deceased’s estate is a sensitive topic. It is for this reason that Allah Himself has taken the responsibility of allocating the shares between the heirs. This webinar will discuss the underlying principles and perspectives on inheritance from the viewpoint of Islam. The following are some of the questions that will be addressed: Why can the individual not decide what happens to his or her estate? Is it fair to give females half of what their male counterparts receive? How should a will be drafted?

Instructors Biography

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Shaykh Ibrahim Ibn Muhammad

Born in Leicester in 1986, Shaykh Ibrahim studied classical Arabic and Islamic law, and graduated as a Shariah scholar in 2008 from Jameah Uloom al Qur’an in Leicester. In 2016 he obtained an MA in Islamic Finance and Management from Newman University in Birmingham. Over the years he has lectured on and researched various aspects of Islamic Law and Islamic Finance. Shaykh Ibrahim’s education in traditional classical Islamic studies coupled with his qualification in modern day Islamic Finance and Banking allow him to reflect on, and provide solutions to, contemporary financial issues within the remit of Islamic law.

Along with academic interests, Shaykh Ibrahim has also served as a Shariah advisor, in the UK and abroad, and regularly consults on matters of Islamic Family Law and Islamic Inheritance Law.