▁between ▁the ▁first born ▁and ▁other ▁sons ▁so ▁characteristic ▁of ▁ancient ▁Sem it ic ▁pe op les . ▁However , ▁many ▁pe op les ▁who ▁have ▁partially ▁or ▁completely ▁emb rac ed ▁Islam , ▁have ▁also ▁established ▁inequality ▁between ▁sons , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁O rom o ▁of ▁east ▁Africa , ▁who ▁had ▁pat ril ine al ▁prim ogen iture ▁in ▁inheritance , ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁Muslim . ▁Other ▁Muslim ▁pe op les , ▁like ▁the ▁Min ang k ab au ▁and ▁the ▁J avan ese ▁of ▁Indones ia , ▁the ▁Tur ks , ▁or ▁the ▁Fur ▁in ▁Sud an , ▁also ▁have ▁inheritance ▁practices ▁that ▁contradict ▁their ▁Islam ic ▁belief s . ▁Most ▁non - A rab ▁Muslim s ▁histor ically ▁followed ▁their ▁own ▁inheritance ▁custom s , ▁not ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁Sh aria . ▁ ▁In ▁India , ▁inheritance ▁custom s ▁were ▁( and ▁still ▁are ) ▁very ▁diverse . ▁Pat ril ine al ▁prim ogen iture ▁pre domin ated ▁in ▁ancient ▁times . ▁The ▁La ws ▁of ▁Man u ▁state ▁that ▁the ▁oldest ▁son ▁inher its ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁father ' s ▁estate . ▁Since ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁pat ril ine al ▁equal ▁inheritance ▁has ▁pre va iled ▁in ▁perhaps ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁groups , ▁although ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁often ▁received ▁an ▁extra ▁share . ▁Under ▁this ▁system , ▁the ▁estate ▁would ▁be ▁shared ▁between ▁all ▁sons , ▁but ▁these ▁would ▁often ▁remain ▁together ▁with ▁their ▁respective ▁families ▁under ▁the ▁head