title: The right of women in property sharing in Bangladesh: Can the islamic inheritance system eliminate discrimination?
abstract: This study seeks to discover the best solution for women's property sharing between Islamic and current social practices in Bangladesh. A qualitative method has been adopted to achieve this goal. It is found that the majority of the women are marginalised from their property in the social practice. On the other hand, in the Islamic solution, the property is fixed for all classes of women and is based on a property sharing system calledfara'idthat takes into account the roles and responsibilities of man and woman in the society. Men are responsible for providing maintenance to their wives and children. Men in Islamic society should bear expenditure related to marriage. The research concludes that the Islamic solution is fair and ensures just property sharing rights for women. It suggests that the Islamic solution for property sharing should be implemented to empower women in Bangladesh.
authors.affiliation: Director Office, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Issa
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Shariah and Economics, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Md Faruk
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.affiliation: Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Noor Naemah Abdul
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.affiliation: Department of Islamic History and Civilisation, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Mohd Roslan Bin Mohd
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Nor
authors.affiliation: Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Mohd Yakub Zulkifli Bin Mohd
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Yusoff
keywords: Islamic solution; Property sharing; Social practices; Woman