Wikipedia's first sentence called it “field of islamic jurisprudence that deals with inheritance”. Today it says “field of islamic jurisprudence”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Islamic economical jurisprudence and inheritance . Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Islamic Inheritance jurisprudence is a field of Islamic jurisprudence ( ) that deals with inheritance , a topic that is prominently dealt with in the Qur'an . It is often called Mīrāth , and its branch of Islamic law is technically known as ʿulm al-farāʾiḍ ( , "the science of the ordained quotas").1All Muslims are expected to follow and implement the rules of Islamic inheritance.2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
This is a sub-article to Islamic economical jurisprudence and inheritance . Islamic Inheritance jurisprudence is the field of Islamic Jurisprudence that deals with inheritance , a topic that is prominently dealt with in the Qur'an .
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This is a sub-article of Islamic economical jurisprudence and inheritance . Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Islamic Inheritance jurisprudence is a field of Islamic jurisprudence ( ) that deals with inheritance , a topic that is prominently dealt with in the Qur'an . It is often called Mīrāth , and its branch of Islamic law is technically known as ʿilm al-farāʾiḍ ( , "the science of the ordained quotas").
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Inheritance in Islam This is a sub-article of Islamic economical jurisprudence and inheritance . Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Islamic Inheritance jurisprudence is a field of Islamic jurisprudence ( ) that deals with inheritance , a topic that is prominently dealt with in the Qur'an . It is often called Mīrāth , and its branch of Islamic law is technically known as ʿilm al-farāʾiḍ ( , "the science of the ordained quotas").
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Inheritance in Islam This is a sub-article of Islamic economical jurisprudence and inheritance . Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Islamic Inheritance jurisprudence is a field of Islamic jurisprudence ( Arabic : فقه ) that deals with inheritance , a topic that is prominently dealt with in the Qur'an . It is often called Mīrāth ( Arabic : ميراث , literally "inheritance"), and its branch of Islamic law is technically known as ʿilm al-farāʾiḍ ( Arabic : علم الفرائض , "the science of the ordained quotas").
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “field of islamic jurisprudence that deals with inheritance”. Today it says “field of islamic jurisprudence”. Read the current article and compare.
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field of islamic jurisprudence that deals with inheritance
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field of islamic jurisprudence
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