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Assalamu Alaikum everyone again,

I understand our brother Joseph Islam is already engaged in multiple platforms. And he has already done as much as he could.

My brothers and sisters, now I myself has decided to create a discord server for the Quran only people. I would invite all of you to join our Quran Alone Community on discord. I hope you guys will like it.

Join Link:
https://discord.gg/GppDmxPdMp

[Dear Sir, Joseph Islam,]

Dear Sir,  Joseph Islam,
Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh,

It's been about two years since I have been studying the Quran-alone approach to Islam. I found your site quite helpful in this journey.

But, I am a lonely Quran-alone Muslim living amidst the Sunni Hadithists. And I can't even convince people to join the Quran-alone creed because I am alone. I am not wise enough yet to establish a community of Quran-alone Muslims. I could only convince a very few friends of mine to accept some Quranic ideologies, like: there is no punishment of the grave, no punishment of stoning for adultery, etc.

I still feel lonely anyway, disconnected from the Quraniyoon brothers and sisters from other parts of the world. And I am pretty sure there are thousands of Quraniyoon brothers and sisters all around the world who feel the same — alone and isolated.

Sir, Joseph Islam, I would humbly request you to consider creating a Discord server for the Quranite Muslims. At least we will be connected virtually. We won't have to feel lonely anymore.
It would be nice to have a common platform where we can share our stories, our knowledge, and also have casual talks in free times.
And we can have a Q&A section dedicated to questions and answers only.

You know, Quran-alone Muslims are very confused about the religious practices like Salat, Zakat, etc. If we have a common platform, we can reach a consensus on how to perform Salat.

You can unite the scattered Quran-alone Muslims from all around the world if we have a Discord server. Besides, it will become easier to bring our surrounding Hadith followers into the realm of monotheism.

So, sir, I hope you will kindly consider creating a Discord server for the Quran followers and uniting them on a single platform. May God bless you, increase your wisdom, and reward you for your efforts in spreading the truth of the Quran.

Ramadan Mubarak to everyone!😊


Best Regards,
Sabir Mahmud

Read the following thread regarding the mathematical issue:

https://quransmessage.com/forum/index.php?topic=2969.0

I found an interesting explanation on the topic of Gog and Magog in free-minds.org

check out:
https://www.free-minds.org/index.php/node/221

[[4:11]Allah instructs you concerning your children [i.e. their portions of inheritance]: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females. But if there are [only] women, for two or more daughters is two thirds of one's estate, and if there is only one [daughter], for her is half. And for one's parents, to each one of them is a sixth of his estate if he left children. But if he had no children and the parents [alone] inherit from him, then for his mother is one third. And if he had brothers [and/or sisters], for his mother is a sixth, after any bequest he made or debt. Your parents or your children - you know not which of them are nearest to you in benefit. [These shares are] an obligation [decreed] by Allāh. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.]

I got a good solution regarding this issue from a submitter(i.e. follower of Rashad Khalifa)

He gave me this translation:
[4:11]
Allah instructs you concerning your children [i.e. their portions of inheritance]: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females. But if there are [only] women, for two or more daughters is two thirds of one's estate, and if there is only one [daughter], for her is half. And for one's parents, to each one of them is a sixth of his estate if he left children. But if he had no children and the parents [alone] inherit from him, then for his mother is one third. And if he had brothers [and/or sisters], for his mother is a sixth, after any bequest he made or debt. Your parents or your children - you know not which of them are nearest to you in benefit. [These shares are] an obligation [decreed] by Allāh. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.

Here the word 'Nisa' is translated as 'if there are only women' instead of the traditional one 'if there are only daughters'.
This changes the whole idea.
Which means the 2/3 or 1/2 rule for daughters only applies if there are only women heirs left. Meaning, the deceased left only mother, daughter, wife, sister etc.

If there is a single male to partake in inheritance, the 2/3 or 1/2 rules don't apply.

In that case, we first distribute the wealth to the parents or spouses according to the fractions mentioned in 4:11-12. And then, we split the rest among the children.

This solves the issue of inheritance fractions adding up to more than 1.

Also, it makes sense. Cause we don't see any fraction mentioned for the male kids in 4:11 or 4:12. We only see a 2:1 ratio. So, it  is a good assumption that the kids will always get the rest after completing the distribution among other heirs.

Salamun Alaikum,

I have questions about the inheritance law mentioned in 4:11 and 4:12. I know these laws are effective after completing the will and paying the debts.

The problem is, while distributing the wealth, many cases appear when the sum of the fractions exceeds 1. For example: say, a man died and he has 3 daughters and a wife and both parents alive.

Now, according to 4:11 and 4:12, the fractions of property they receive are:
3 daughters = 2/3
Father = 1/6
Mother = 1/6
Wife = 1/8

If we take them to common denominator,
2/3 = 16/24
1/6 = 4/24
1/6 = 4/24
1/8 = 3/24
Total = 16/24 + 4/24 + 4/24 + 3/24 = 27/24

Which is greater than 1! Then, how are we supposed to distribute the remnant wealth?

For such cases traditional scholars invented a method, called the law of 'Awl'. According to this law, in such cases some portion of property from each receiver's part is reduced proportionally to cover up the shortage.

But, the law of 'Awl' is not mentioned in the quran. Critics of islam are also not convinced by the law of 'awl'. They say, it's a man made law to correct God's mistake!

Can someone please give another interpretation of 4:11 and 4:12 so that the sum of the fractions never exceeds 1?