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women and islamic law 247b. For the individual male:1D1 ___3Mc. For the ratio between female and male shares:2/3F 2 3M D2 2M_____ =___ ×___ or___ =___1/3M 3F 1 D1 FIf the ratio of the male to female number of heirs is:FX = __Mand if we equate this with the two limits in inverse proportion, wereceive:___ 1 F 2 2 2M=___ or___ or___ =___X M X X FIt follows from this that the male-female ratio of shares is:2M 2Y = ___ = __F XThis is entailed in the equation:2Y = __XThis equation describes a hyperbolic function. However, it is onlyvalid, a) if all females are mature women, and b) if the ratio of femaleto male numbers is more than two ( fawq ithnatain):___F> 2M