An Examination of the Right of Inheritance of Children Born by Gamete and Zygote Intra-Fallopian Transfers Under Islamic Law.

The advancement of medical practice, as well as technology has resulted in ease with a number of societal endeavours, but has scratched at some salient and silent sides of religion. This work looked therefore at the Right of Inheritance of Children, especially with regards to those born by the artificial processes of gamete and zygote intra-fallopian transfers. These examinations were done under the lenses of the Quran and other worthy Islamic perspectives as captured in the Hadith and Sunna. The work combed a thorough background resting on the fundament of certain literature that served for the purpose of review and for the exegesis in the entire work build up. This work laid conceptual and historical backgrounds upon which the work was discussed. The researcher gave the grounds, conditions and impediments for and to the receipt of inheritance by a person, under Islamic law. The researcher discussed in extensor, the legality of artificial birth processes under Islamic law; with a thorough look at the Islamic perspectives to Artificial Insemination and to what extent such birth will be considered legal. The work reached its crescendo by the writer’s summary of findings, observations and recommendations.