A Dictionary of Islam / Being a cyclopedia of the doctrines, rites, ceremonies, and customs, together with the technical and theological terms, of the Muhammadan religion.

by Thomas Patrick Hughes

† 10^o Half Sisters by Mother only: when no children or son’s children how low soever, or father or true grandfather, take one ⅙; two or more ⅓ between them. R

* 11^o Husband: if no child or son’s child, how low soever, takes ½; otherwise ¼.

* 12^o Wife: if no child or son’s child, how low soever, takes ¼; if otherwise, ⅛. Several widows share equally.

Corollary.—All brothers and sisters are excluded by son, son’s son, how low soever, father or true grandfather. Half brothers and sisters, on father’s side, are excluded by these and also by full brother. Half brothers and sisters on mother’s side are excluded by any child or son’s child, by father and true grandfather.

II.—RESIDUARIES.

A.—Residuaries in their own right, being males into whose line of relationship to the deceased no female enters.

(a.) Descendants.

• 1. Son.
• 2. Son’s son.
• 3. Son’s son’s son.
• 4. Son of No. 3.
  • 4A. Son of No. 4.
  • 4B. And so on, how low soever.

(b.) Ascendants.

• 5. Father.
• 6. Father’s father.
• 7. Father of No. 6.
• 8. Father of No. 7.
  • 8A. Father of No. 8.
  • 8B. And so on, how high soever.