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In plain terms
Mirath
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Mirath is inheritance: the distribution of a deceased person's estate among specific relatives. The Qur'an sets out fixed shares for many cases, depending on which relatives survive the deceased. Disputes over mirath are a recurring subject in fatwas on family and money.
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