Discover the meaning of the term Wrth (ورث) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 2 min readSuch a one the property, and 'of him' and 'after him', in the forms warithan, warthan, irthan, wurthan and wira than: his property came to him after his death. In the noble hadith: 'The Muslim does not inherit from the unbeliever, nor does the unbeliever inherit from the Muslim.' Such a one, in the form tawrith: to count him among his heirs. To admit him into one's property alongside one's heirs. Such a one from such a one: to assign his inheritance to him. Al-irth: inheritance. Al-irth: what is inherited. According to the Law: a divisible right, established for him entitled to it after the death of the one who held it, by reason of kinship between them or the like of it. (al-Itfish). Al-turath: the inheritance. Al-mirath: the inheritance. (plural) mawarith. In the Quran: [Al Imran, 180: 'To Allah belongs the inheritance of the heavens and the earth; Allah is aware of what you do.'] [Principles of the questions of inheritance]