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Supreme Court vs Sharia? Muslims split on inheritance for children born out of wedlock

Court gavel. [Courtesy]

Debate still rages among Islamic scholars and Muslim faithful over the recent Supreme Court ruling affirming that children born out of wedlock are entitled to inherit from their father’s estate.

Some say that the ruling guarantees equity as outlined in the five aspects of the human association in Sharia in what they refer to as Masqasid-al Shariah.

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