Overview of Shariah-Compliant Wills

Omar T. Mohammedi (Attorney at Law, New York, NY) recently published his article entitled Shariah-Compliant Wills:  An Overview, 25 Prob. & Prop. 58 (Jan./Feb. 2011).  The introduction is below:

Remembrance of death and expectation of the afterlife are cornerstones of the Islamic ethos. Planning for death by ensuring a distribution of one’s estate in accordance with Islamic Shariah law is obligatory on all Muslims wishing to comply with their religious obligations. As the Muslim population continues to expand, the area of Shariah-compliant wills offers practitioners a new and interesting field to explore. Because of its complexity and its differences with the established legal theories of intestacy law in the United States, Islamic inheritance law can prove to be an engaging and important subject.