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Al-Azhar Institute: Non-Muslim Sons May Not Inherit From Father Who Converted To Islam

Members of Al-Azhar University's Academy of Islamic Studies have declared that non-Muslim sons cannot inherit from a father who converted to Islam.

The decision was made after a Coptic Egyptian citizen sued to inherit his father's property, arguing that his father's conversion to Islam was not complete.

Source: Al-Masri Al-Yawm, Egypt, April 22, 2008

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