Division of Inheritance
ACCORDİNG TO QUR’AN
No matter in which language you write the words of 'Qu'ran' and 'error'; when you search in the internet, first examples you see in the sites will be about the ones concerning the claim of error related with the inheritance verses in Qur'an. You will see the explanations with these verses in detail and the criticism of how these verses cannot be applied mathematically with some practical examples as well!
Whether such approach directed to Qu'ran is evil-minded or querier is not related with the essence of the issue; in conclusion there is a challenge pointed out mathematically in such critiques and this condition cannot be ignored.
It is out of question that the inheritance division by God is not appropriate mathematically. God is the creator of humankind and the science of mathematics. Now then, it is impossible that God proposes an imperfect division mathematically. It is possible to find similar expressions in corresponding sites.
Therefore, each so-called error to be found in Qu'ran has been transformed into an argument directing to weaken or confute the truth of its being apocalyptic. The claim concerning the inheritance divisions is one of the the most discussed examples and comes to minds first.
This study has been prepared as a result of such collective approach. Contrary to popular belief, it is not established on the base of interpretation. It has been carried out on the platform where source text has been considered literally and the differences encountered in formal plan have not been ignored.
I believe that the ones considering the inheritance divisions verses subjected to several speculations until now, one more time from the perspective of this book will realize in a little while that they face with a real mathematical miracle rather than a problematic challenge in number.
Download this book from this site:
http://www.quraanicstudies.com/no-error-in...rding-to-quran/
At dispute is the interpretation of Surah 4:11-12, 4:176
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/quran/4/index.htm
Since there is no underlying principle given here -- this is a naked prescription from God -- problems happen when the total doesn't equal 1. Importantly God doesn't tell you what to do when the total is as high as 1.5.
http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Contra/i001.html
That there are basic schemes in use (normalization or serial apportionment and rules for distribution of excess inheritance not covered by these rules) that would fix this is not the point, since those are after-market fixes to the divine dictate -- essential conceding the rules as written are broken.
This is why even professional writers benefit from an editor.
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/quran/4/index.htm
QUOTE
4:11 Allah chargeth you concerning (the provision for) your children: to the male the equivalent of the portion of two females, and if there be women more than two, then theirs is two-thirds of the inheritance, and if there be one (only) then the half. And to each of his parents a sixth of the inheritance, if he have a son; and if he have no son and his parents are his heirs, then to his mother appertaineth the third; and if he have brethren, then to his mother appertaineth the sixth, after any legacy he may have bequeathed, or debt (hath been paid). Your parents and your children: Ye know not which of them is nearer unto you in usefulness. It is an injunction from Allah. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise.
4:12 And unto you belongeth a half of that which your wives leave, if they have no child; but if they have a child then unto you the fourth of that which they leave, after any legacy they may have bequeathed, or debt (they may have contracted, hath been paid). And unto them belongeth the fourth of that which ye leave if ye have no child, but if ye have a child then the eighth of that which ye leave, after any legacy ye may have bequeathed, or debt (ye may have contracted, hath been paid). And if a man or a woman have a distant heir (having left neit her parent nor child), and he (or she) have a brother or a sister (only on the mother's side) then to each of them twain (the brother and the sister) the sixth, and if they be more than two, then they shall be sharers in the third, after any legacy that may have been bequeat hed or debt (contracted) not injuring (the heirs by wil ling away more than a third of the heritage) hath been.
4:176 They ask thee for a pronouncement. Say: Allah hath pronounced for you concerning distant kindred. If a man die childless and he have a sister, hers is half the heritage, and he would have inherited from her had she died childless. And if there be two sisters, then theirs are two-thirds of the heritage, and if they be brethren, men and women, unto the male is the equivalent of the share of two females. Allah expoundeth unto you, so that ye err not. Allah is Knower of all things.
4:12 And unto you belongeth a half of that which your wives leave, if they have no child; but if they have a child then unto you the fourth of that which they leave, after any legacy they may have bequeathed, or debt (they may have contracted, hath been paid). And unto them belongeth the fourth of that which ye leave if ye have no child, but if ye have a child then the eighth of that which ye leave, after any legacy ye may have bequeathed, or debt (ye may have contracted, hath been paid). And if a man or a woman have a distant heir (having left neit her parent nor child), and he (or she) have a brother or a sister (only on the mother's side) then to each of them twain (the brother and the sister) the sixth, and if they be more than two, then they shall be sharers in the third, after any legacy that may have been bequeat hed or debt (contracted) not injuring (the heirs by wil ling away more than a third of the heritage) hath been.
4:176 They ask thee for a pronouncement. Say: Allah hath pronounced for you concerning distant kindred. If a man die childless and he have a sister, hers is half the heritage, and he would have inherited from her had she died childless. And if there be two sisters, then theirs are two-thirds of the heritage, and if they be brethren, men and women, unto the male is the equivalent of the share of two females. Allah expoundeth unto you, so that ye err not. Allah is Knower of all things.
Since there is no underlying principle given here -- this is a naked prescription from God -- problems happen when the total doesn't equal 1. Importantly God doesn't tell you what to do when the total is as high as 1.5.
http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Contra/i001.html
That there are basic schemes in use (normalization or serial apportionment and rules for distribution of excess inheritance not covered by these rules) that would fix this is not the point, since those are after-market fixes to the divine dictate -- essential conceding the rules as written are broken.
This is why even professional writers benefit from an editor.
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Why is this under Other Science-tech topics? Not to sound fanatically defensive of the Quran, the simplest thing to do when the whole is 1.5 is to make 1.5 the new whole and work yourselve backwards. I have heard funny maths from teenagers trying to proof that condoms are over a hundred percent effective if one puts on two or more. Starting with 75 percent effective rating, they just double the figure for two condoms worn at the same time. 
QUOTE (RealityCheck+Jan 8 2011, 12:42 AM)
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Just curious:-
- does the 'author' recognize slaves as possibly being part of an inheritance?
- does the 'author' recognize 'child brides', and (if so) does it treat them the same as 'adult' wives?
That's it.
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Since slavery and child bride marriages has been outlawed in the civilized world, I don't think this need bother us. The Geneva convention effectively safeguards the rights of prisoners of war. You can't turn them into slaves without inviting disaster to your country.
Just curious:-
- does the 'author' recognize slaves as possibly being part of an inheritance?
- does the 'author' recognize 'child brides', and (if so) does it treat them the same as 'adult' wives?
That's it.
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Since slavery and child bride marriages has been outlawed in the civilized world, I don't think this need bother us. The Geneva convention effectively safeguards the rights of prisoners of war. You can't turn them into slaves without inviting disaster to your country.
Did the OP really suggest that challenging the Koran could be motivated by evil? Uh, yeah. That's just obnoxious.
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