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"Men Who Die and Leave Wives Behind Shall Bequeath to Them

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"Men who die and leave wives behind shall bequeath to them a year's maintenance. . . . And your wives shall have a fourth part of what you leave, if you have no issue [offspring]; but if you have issue, then they shall have an eighth part. . . . With regard to your children, God commands you to give the male the portion of two females." This quote from the Qur'an provides evidence of which of the following?


A) The property rights of Muslim women
B) The relative oppression of Muslim women in comparison to Christian women
C) The absolute nature of Islamic patriarchy
D) The failure of the Qur'an to address social and economic issues

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