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Ahl-i waris is a term in general use among the Muslim peoples of Indonesia, with the meaning of the Arabic wārith, "heir". It came from Persian usage and reached the East Indian archipelago.
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The Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.) records the term as in general use among the Muslim peoples of Indonesia with the meaning of Arabic wārith. The word is taken from Persian usage and reached the archipelago by that route. The article's bibliography refers to a study of Arabic loanwords in Malay. 1
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 1 p. 289
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islam.museum contributors. “Ahl-i waris (heir, Indonesian usage)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/ahl-i-waris/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-25.