Inheritance (Mīrāth)
Calculate Islamic inheritance shares and learn the rules behind them.
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The inheritance calculator
An educational tool that works out each heir's share of an estate under Islamic inheritance law, with the reasoning behind every number.
Using the calculator
A step-by-step walkthrough of entering the deceased, the estate and its deductions, and each category of surviving heir.
Understanding the results
How to read the shares panel — fractions versus amounts, fixed shares versus residue, the badges, the worked calculation, and the reasons behind every figure.
The rules of inheritance
A plain-language reference to how an estate is divided under Islamic law — the order of distribution, the fixed shares, the residue, blocking, ʿawl, radd, and the four schools.
Learn articles
Short, clear articles that explain how Islamic inheritance works — what it is, how ʿawl and radd balance an estate, and why the schools differ on the grandfather.
Frequently asked questions
Answers to common questions about the inheritance calculator — its reliability, the schools, debts and bequests, blocking, ʿawl and radd, what it leaves out, and privacy.
The compact calculator
How the small, embeddable version of the inheritance calculator works — where you'll meet it, and how a pre-filled family can be shared by link.