Wherever in the Quran inheritance is on topic we read the similar sentence: > ... for the male, what is equal to the share of two females ... (see for example [4:11][1] and [4:176][2]) This amount might even differ (increase) in some cases, but is this a kind of injustice towards women? What is the secrete or logic behind this division? Note that I've heard a scholar saying that in fact in most situation it is the male who inherits less than the female, I'd be interested in a commentary/explanation on that! [1]: http://legacy.quran.com/4/11 [2]: http://legacy.quran.com/4/176