Dhul-Fardh & Dhul-Qai abat**...

Dhul-Fardh & Dhul-Qai abat**:** It is necessary to mention that, under the Shi’a Law, heirs, to which ever Group or Class they may belong, are divided into three categories, in respect of the right which entitles them to participate in the inheritance: (1) Dhul-Fardh**:** Those who have right to a specified share in the inheritance. They are: (a) The Mother (b) The Husband (c) The widow or widows (d) The person or persons related through the same mother only.

(2) Dhul-Qarabat: Those who take the inheritance by virtue of their relationship with the deceased, but whose share fluctuates according to the number of heirs and circumstances. They are: (a) The son or sons (b) Full brothers, or in their absence half brothers on father’s side (c) Grand-parents (d) Paternal uncle and aunts (e) Maternal uncles or aunts. (3) Dhul-Fardh Wal-Qarabat: These are the heirs who inherit some times by virtue of their relationship and at other times according to…