A History of Agriculture in India v2.c53.s4.3

v2.c53.s4.3

How the animals and plants which form a part of a people's environment affect their economic and social life is also interesting. As the wealth of a desert nomad consists of camels, horses, sheep, goats and date-palms, the mathematical apportionment of shares among parents, brothers, sisters, daughters, etc., is peculiarly suitable for such communities. This shows how suitable Islamic law of inheritance is for desert nomads. On the other hand, the exclusion of females from inheritance to maintain the solidarity of the village community was peculiarly suitable for the peasants of the Hindu India.