Motif
Protection of widows and orphans through inheritance reform
protection_of_widows_and_orphans_through_inheritance_reform
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Justice, Mercy, and Judicial Procedure. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN. / SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS.; lines 6564-6614 confidence: high
Qur'anic inheritance laws are described as partly conformable to Jewish laws and as abolishing pagan Arab injustices against widows and orphans; Mohammed orders women respected, orphans protected, and women not inherited against their will but given shares.
The passage centers on preventing injustice to widows and orphans by granting women shares and forbidding their inheritance against their will.
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