Equality in being a Muslim

1. Equality in being a Muslim is only considered among the Moghuls, Pathans , and other non-Arab nations. There is no consideration of this among the Shaykhs, Sayyids, ‘Alawis , and An s âris . A man who accepts Islam and his father was a kâfir cannot be on par or equal to a woman who is a Muslim and her father was also a Muslim. The man who is a Muslim, his father is also a Muslim, but his grandfather was a kâfir ; cannot be equal to a woman whose grandfather was also a Muslim.

2. A man whose father and grandfather were Muslims, but his great grandfather was a kâfir will be regarded as equal to a woman whose several forefathers were Muslims. In short, this equality is only considered till the grandfather. Equality beyond the grandfather, such as the great grandfather and beyond him is not considered.