Kalālah (Arabic: كلالة) is a term in Islamic inheritance which refers to a someone that has an estate, but no direct ascendants or descendants.[1]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Stewart p. 155

Sources edit

  • Steward, Devin (2002). "Muhammad B. Daud Al-Zahiri's Manual of Jurisprudence, Al-wusul ila marifat al-usul". In Benard G. Weiss (ed.). Studies in Islamic Legal Theory. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 90-04-12066-1.