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[quote][quote]So suppose parents die, and found daughters and sons equally beneficial during their life-time. Can they then leave equal inheritance to both?[/quote]

to answer your question, no - the laws of the Koran specifically state a male is to get twice that which a female gets, and to do otherwise would be defying the Koran.. but that shouldn't stop us from asking why a male should get twice that of a female (as u have been doing in this topic)...

i'm not too sure on the 'why' part myself.. yes, in general, the sons are the ones the look after the parents as they grow older, but does that mean the sons should be "repaid" for the work they've done? or maybe it's got something to do with the male supporting the family (which is when you have to take females joining the workforce into account, and fit it into the equation somehow).. or maybe we're not approaching the question properly - if a male is providing for his family, i dont think he'd be relying on and waiting for inheritance money to help him accomplish that task... but then the money could nonetheless be put to good use.. meh, this is beginnin to wreck my head now, i think i'l stop at that..

[quote]Capital punishments like crucifixion and stoning are awarded to serve as a deterrent. My question is that if a life is eliminated through lethal injections is that not sufficient as a deterrent. (i.e., is simple loss of life not a sufficient deterrent, must we resort to the slow and painful torture of crucifixion or even electric chairs)[/quote]

firstly, there isnt a single verse in the Koran that commands stoning people to death - it's maybe mentioned in some Hadith, but as i stated on a previous post, i dont think we can take Hadiths absolute truth.. and from what i've heard people say (not sure if it's from the Koran or Hadiths or somebody's interpretation of something), Islam encourages the least painful methods of killing for animals that are to be halal-ed (if that's a word!) and also for people who are going to be capitally punished...[/quote]

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