Under Islamic inheritance law, the property of the deceased must be distributed equally according to the proportions stated in the Quran.

“Islamic inheritance law can be found in the Quran and it predetermines and states how the inheritance is distributed among the family. It is quite clear and there is no issue of anything circumventing unless the inheritors agree otherwise.

“It states how much the parents, spouse and children get. Also, how much can a son and a daughter inherit. All of it is stated.

“The most fundamental aspect in the inheritance law is that the son is the one who takes the most after the residue,” he said.

“In normal circumstances, the parents will get 1/6, the wife or wives will together get 1/8, the sons will get two portions and the daughters get one portion. That is the basic distribution of inheritance under Islam after the debts are paid.”

Aziz said Islamic inheritance law has precedence over any written will.