She died and left behind two daughters, asister and a nephew (brother’s son).

Dought & clear, - A lady died and left behind some money. Shehad two
daughters, a sister and a nephew (brother's son). How should the
wealth be shared out between them?
Praise be to Allah.
If a woman dies and leaves behind two daughters, a sister and a nephew
(brother's son), the estate is to be divided as follows:
The two daughters get two-thirds, each one getting one third, because
Allah, may He beexalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): "if
(there are) only daughters, two or more, their share is two thirds of
the inheritance" [an-Nisa' 4:11].
The sister gets the remainder of the inheritance on the basis that she
is a relative through the father.
The nephew (brother's son) does not get anything.
Shaykh 'Abd ar-Rahmaanas-Sa'di said: If there is anything left after
the daughters have taken their share, it should be given to the
sisters, and they should not be overlooked in favour of relatives on
the father's side who are more distantly related than them, such as a
nephew (brother's son) or paternal uncle.
End quote from Tafseer as-Sa'di, 1/170
And Allah knows best.

The best helper at the face of tyranny

A student had spent thirty years acquiring knowledge. His teacher said
to him: "Let me ask you a question. If you know the answer, I shall
give you your diploma. The question I am going to put to you is not
about the Quran or Traditions, yet it is not unconnected with these.If
you have understood just a little of what you have learned, if your
studies have been at all fruitful, you will be able to answer. But not
if youhave learned without understanding."
The teacher then asked his student this question:"How many days'
journey is your home country from here?"
"It takes three months," the student replied.
"If Allah wills, you will receive your diploma and make that long journey."
"Yes, if Allah has so destined."
"On your way, will you pass nomad encampments with flocks of sheep,
and will they have sheepdogs to guard the flocks?"
"Of course! I will pass all of these on the way."
"Well then, suppose you were to be set upon suddenly by five or six
ofthose sheepdogs as you were passing by on yourway home. What would
you do? If you have understood your lessons,if you have got
anythingfrom the blessed Quran and Traditions and if history has
taught you anything, then you will answer the questions correctly,
pass this examination, receive your diploma, go back home and become a
preacher whose sermonswill benefit the people in this world and the
Hereafter."
The student gave this reply: "My respected teacher! If I encounter
savage dogs along the way I shall fight them offwith the staff I
carry."
"It is no easy matter to contend with half a dozen savage dogs. You
may beat off three, but the other three will bite you meanwhile. That
is no answer."
"I shall drive them off with stones."
"That is not possible either."
"Then I shall use a gun."
"In that case you will notescape the owner of the dog. Sheepdogs are
veryvaluable."
The student had failed the exam; He had not been able to give the
right answer to the question. "My son," said his teacher, "you have
learned a lot, but you have not understood. Think things over for a
while, then come back to me." After reflecting for some days, the
student approached the teacher again. "Have youfound the answer to my
question?" The teacher asked him. "No sir," he said. "I then
explained:"My son, if you should run into such a situation,do not try
to fight the dogs! Leave them alone and call the shepherds atonce. The
shepherd will tell the dogs not to attack you. You should understand
that tyrants are Allah's savage dogs. In the life ahead of you, in
your own country, you may at any time encounter such tyrants. If you
try and fight them,they will bite you and tear you apart. If you
killthem, their master will call you to account and you will be
condemned. The best course is to appeal to Allah; the dogs' true
Owner. Only by His grace can you hope to be delivered from such
tyrants. What a fine helper is He!"

A personal belonging used by the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) 2000 years ago has been found

A report recently published in the press announced that a cup dating
back to the time of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), that is 2000 years ago,
was found during the researches in Jerusalem and the surrounding area.
There is a strong likelihood that the cup, on which the words "Lord, I
have returned," were written,is a personal item that was used by the
ProphetJesus (pbuh) 2000 years ago. The words, written in a script in
use at that time, shows that the cup is a personal belonging from the
Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) previous life:
"And on Jerusalem's Mount Zion, archaeologists recently discovered and deciphered a two-thousand-year-old cup with the phrase "Lord, I have returned" inscribed on its sides in acryptic code similar to one used in some of the Dead Sea Scrolls ." (Ker Than, "Dead Sea Scrolls Mystery Solved?",National Geographic Daily News, July 27, 2010; http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/07/100727-who-wrote-dead-sea-scrolls-bible-science-tv/)
As revealed by our Prophet (May Allah bless him and grant him peace),
the Hijri 1400s are the time when, by the leave of Allah, the Prophet
Jesus (pbuh) will return to earth. As it has been understood from the
hadiths of our Prophet (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) and
from the statements of Islamic scholars, he is already onearth and at
work now. Within the next 10-20 years, by the leave of Allah, all
mankind will overtly see his radiant face again.
At such a time, the finding of a personal item used by the Prophet Jesus
(pbuh) 2000 years ago, is highly significant. Basing on the hadiths and
on the works of major Islamic scholars, Mr. Adnan Oktar, had stated in
his previous statement that on his return the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will
be wearing the clothes he wore 2000 years ago and will have various
personal belongings with him:

Allah is one. Christiansmust avoid a confusedconception of religion through belief in the trinity

(We beg our Lord's forgiveness for all statements in which Christians'
erroneous perspectives are set out and which are incompatible with
total respect)
Some Christians, influenced by conditioning and misdirection that has
been going on for centuries, are tightly devoted to the error of the
"trinity." Instead of saying, Allah is One," they abandoned the
monotheistic belief that represents the foundation of the law ofthe
Prophets Moses and Jesus (peace be upon them both). Because of this
mistaken belief they began regarding the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) as
divine, at least in their own eyes (surely Allah is beyond that) and
thus fell into a grave and serious error.
It is essential for sincere Christians who belief and trust in Allah
to urgently abandon this grave error. Almighty Allah reveals in the
Qur'an that because of devising this monstrous thing, the claim that
is being made, THE HEAVENS WILL BE RENT APART, THE EARTH WILL BESPLIT
OPEN AND THE MOUNTAINS WILL COME CRASHING DOWN:
They say, 'The All-Merciful has a son.'
They have devised a monstrous thing.
The heavens are all but rent apart and the earth split open and the
mountains brought crashing down,
at their ascription of a son to the All-Merciful!
It is not fitting for the All-Merciful to have a son.
There is no one in the heavens and earth who will not come to the
All-Merciful as a servant. (Surah Maryam, 88-93)
Sincere Christians Must Put and End to This Confusion
The passages in the Gospel about the oneness of Allah are explicit.
Our Almighty Lord reveals in the Gospel, as in the Qur'an and the
Torah, that He is the One and Only Lord. Again in the Gospel it is
explicitly stated that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) was only a servant and
that he had human characteristics, that he ate, slept, felt tired and
rested, prayed to Allah. THE ERROR OF THE TRINITY,which various forces
deliberately added on toChristianity at a later date, IS UNACCEPTABLE
TOALL THREE DIVINE RELIGIONS. All sincere Christians capable of
properly appreciating Almighty Allah and of correctly understanding
the essence of the Gospel and its message can clearly see that the
belief in the trinity is a grave error, that is a most dishonest
account of the true situation and that our Almighty Lord isunfettered
by any such description.
Because of this insincereoutlook, the simple, accessible, clear and
immaculate faith that Allah created has been made confused and
incomprehensible. Instead of direct worship of Allah, varioussupposed
intermediariesand saviors that allegedly establish contact with Allah
have been produced through the belief in the trinity. Because of these
confused and incomprehensible accounts at the basis of the trinity
error, the Christians in question espouse the existence of an Allah
Who is incomprehensible and ineffable (surely Allah is beyond that)
but fail to understand the kind of Creator they worship and are unable
to produce any satisfactory explanations. They claim to believe in One
Allah, but they actually adopt three deities by way of forced
interpretations (surely Allah is beyond that). But even these forced
accounts and interpretations are sufficient to show how wrong the idea
of the trinity is.
Almighty Allah never created such a confused and impenetrable faith.
That is not what Allah wants from those with unsullied faith. To use
intermediaries to establish contact with Allah, to maintain that
contact with Allah cannot be established solong as the Prophet Jesus
(pbuh) is not its instrument and to seek to portray Allah as having
weaknesses (surely Allah is beyond that) ARE ALL EQUIVALENT TO DENYING
ALLAH. This isnot the religious understanding Allah desires for His
servants. True Christians must be very careful over this matter.
All Entities Are Manifestationsof Almighty Allah, and Allah Pervades
and Enfolds All Things
The Christians in question generally misunderstand the subject of
manifestation.For that reason, the matter needs to be set out in some
detail: ALL ENTITIES ARE SEPARATE MANIFESTATIONS OF OUR ALMIGHTY LORD.
It is a serious error to think of anything as independent of Allah
(surely Allah is beyond that), as that means to fail to appreciate the
might, power and greatness of Allah. Almighty Allah is infinite.To
maintain that there are entities outside Allah, the infinitely
Greatand Mighty, means to reject the infinite natureof Allah, and thus
to fail to appreciate Him properly.
Some Christians regard only the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) as a
manifestation of Allah and say it is disrespectfulto speak of other
entities as manifestations of Allah, which is equivalent to
misunderstanding Him. But this is a deception. Itis another of those
misinterpretations added onto Christianity only later to supposedly
reinforce their belief in the trinity and make religion a complicated
matter. Infinity is an attribute of Almighty Allah and EVERYTHING THAT
EXISTS IS CREATED ASA MANIFESTATION, AN IMAGE, OF ALMIGHTY ALLAH'S
INFINITE EXISTENCE.
Thanks to this misinterpretation, the Christians in question think
that "manifestation" is the same as "the Person of Allah." That is why
they speak of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) as a "manifestation," in
otherwords attributing divinity to him (surely Allah is beyond that).
This is again a failure to appreciate the greatnessand might of Allah.
Almighty Allah is unfettered by time and space. The Personage of Allah
is totally different. Manifestations are merely images of Allah. They
are not His Almighty Person themselves. Our AlmightyLord is not
separate from His creations. All entities, everything in the universe,
great or small, are images of Allah. Human beings can never see
Almighty Allah's Personage. But they are in constant contact with His
manifestations. They are themselves manifestations of Him.
Therefore, like all other entities, the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is a
manifestation of our Almighty Lord. This does not mean, as the
Christians in question imagine that Allah is incarnated in the Prophet
Jesus (pbuh) (surely Allah is beyond that). LIKE ALL OTHER ENTITIES
THAT ARE MANIFESTATIONS OF ALLAH, THE PROPHET JESUS(PBUH) IS AN IMAGE
OF ALLAH. That is what manifestation means. The Christians in question
interpret the Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) statements along these lines,
without taking thishidden aspect into account. Yet when they look in a
careful and rational manner, one compatible with Allah's creation,
they will see that in these passages the Prophet Jesus (pbuh)is saying
that he, like all other entities, is a manifestation of Allah.
Other passages from the Gospel also say that all human beings and all
entities in existence are manifestations of Allah. Some of these read
as follows:
On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all
that God had done through them and how He had opened the door of faith
to the Gentiles. (Acts, 14:27)
When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the
apostles and elders, to whom they reported everything Godhad done
through them. (Acts, 15:4)
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. (Colossians, 1:17)
Unlike the beliefs of the Christians in question, tosee and accept
that all entities are manifestations of Allah means to praise and
properly appreciate Allah's infinite and almighty existence. It means
to understand that Allah enfolds all things and all places andthat
nothing is at a distance from Him and that He is the lord of the earth
and sky and all theworlds. IT MEANS TO BE ABLE TO APPRECIATE THE
MIGHT, POWER, GREATNESS AND INFINITE NATURE OF ALMIGHTY ALLAH, HE WHO
IS INFINITELY MIGHTY AND GREAT AND OMNISCIENT. That is praising Allah.
The statements made by the Christians in question contain
seriouserrors. In one verse of the Qur'an Allah says:
Allah, there is no god butHim, the Living, the Self-Sustaining. He is
notsubject to drowsiness or sleep. Everything in the heavens and the
earth belongs to Him. Who canintercede with Him except by His
permission? He knows what is before them andwhat is behind them
butthey cannot grasp any ofHis knowledge save what He wills. His
Footstool encompasses the heavens and the earth and their preservation
does not tire Him. He is the Most High, the Magnificent. (Surat
al-Baqara, 255)
Allah Is Everywhere and Sees and Hears All Moments
Christians caught up in the error of the trinity should think more
rationally and deeply about the almighty existence of Allah and His
title of Lord. Because the Christians in question are making a grave
error in thinking that Allah is in the sky, far from them, and
independent of what they do (surely Allah is beyond that). That is the
main reason why they use intermediaries to worship or pray to
Allah,think that our Lord does not hear their prayers (Allah is beyond
that) and fail to grasp the concept of the manifestation of Allah.
The fact is that ALLAH IS EVERYWHERE. The might of our Lord enfolds
all places. Allah possesses the knowledge of everything in the skies,
on earth, in space, underground and between the clouds, andHe knows
about all places. Almighty Allah reminds His servants thatHe is closer
to them than their own jugular veins:
We created man and We know what his own self whispers to him. We are
nearer to him than his jugular vein. (Surah Qaf, 16)
Since everything is a manifestation of Allah, all eyes belong to Him.
He hears everything at every moment, and knows what people imagine
they keep hidden. Nobody has the power to do anything without Allah's
knowledge. In one verseof the Qur'an Almighty Allah says:
So wait steadfastly for the judgment of your Lord – you are certainly
before Our eyes. And glorify and praise your Lord when you get up.
(Surat a-Tur, 48)
There is no need for intermediaries to pray toAlmighty Allah and call
upon Him. Allah is He Who knows what a person desires, all the desires
he keeps in his heart, what people keephidden, the most secret things
of all:
Everything in the heavens and everything on the earth and everything
in between them and everything under the ground belongs to Him.
Though you speak out loud, He knows your secrets and what is even more
concealed. (Surah Ta Ha, 6-7)
People do not have the strength to see and understand the Person of
Almighty Allah. But Allah comprehends all eyes. He sees and hears all
things, and everything happens within His knowledge. He is the fourth
of three people (Surat al-Mujadala, 7) and not aleaf falls without His
knowledge (Surat al-An'am, 59). Almighty Allah says:
He is the All-Penetrating. Eyesight cannot perceiveHim but He
perceives eyesight , the All-Aware. (Surat al-An'am, 103)
True Christians Should Not Think That Allah Is Far from Them
When those Christians who subscribe to the error of the trinity fully
realize that Allah is with them at all moments andin all places, that
Allah sees and hears them everywhere and that Allah is closer to them
than their own jugular veins, they will also realize that they have
fallen into a grave error. ALLAH IS NOT FAR REMOVED FROM THEM. Allah
is not an entity Who is to be reached through intermediaries. ALLAH IS
EVERYWHERE. NOTHING IS HIDDEN FROM HIM.
True Christians must evaluate the passages from the Gospel from that
perspective. They must bear in mind that Allah's words may have
profound meanings and interpret these with all their mysteries. They
must realize that Allah sees them at every moment and is with them at
every moment and that Almighty Allah'sPerson pervades all places. They
must therefore understand that Allah has not created a confused and
incomprehensible religion for them. ALLAH IS ONE. HE HEARS ALL CALLS.
HIS MIGHT IS VERY GREAT. IT IS A HUGE ERRORTO ASCRIBE DIVINITY TO A
HUMAN BEING, A MANIFESTATION OF ALLAH. This, as revealed in the
Qur'an, is an impudence so great as to bring mountains crashing down.
Sincere Christians must be aware of this mistaken attitude they have
adopted and abandon these superstitious beliefs and genuinely turn to
the One Allah. Allah is He Who forgives those who realize and repent
their errors, and Who covers up their sins.