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Encyclopedia of Religion entry for
Grandmother
Arabic jaddah 
If the mother of an infant die, the right hizanah, or guardianship, rests with the maternal grandmother in preference to the paternal; but if she be not living, the paternal grandmother has the right prior to any other relation. The paternal grandmother is also entitled to a sixth of the effects of a child of her son, if the child ‘s mother be dead, as being the mother ‘s share. (Hidayah, vol i p 386.)
citations: Dictionary of Islam, Hughes
article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12
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