SON

Arabic ibn ( ابن‎ ), pl. banū ; Heb. ‏בֵּן‎ bēn ; walad ( ولد‎ ), pl. aulād ; Heb. ‏וָלָד‎ wālād . The evidence of a son in favour of his parents in a court of law is not admi ible. A son cannot be the slave of his father. A father can slay his son without punishment being inflicted upon him for the murder. According to the law of inheritance of both Sunnī and Shīʿah, when there are several sons they divide the property of their deceased father equally, the eldest son being according to Shīʿah law, entitled to take po e ion of his father’s sabre, Qurʾān, signet-ring, and robes of honour. ( Personal Law , by Syed Ameer Ali, p. 74.) For the Muslim doctrine regarding the son-ship of Christ, refer to article JESUS CHRIST .