Miras: Estate Planning Assistant

Problem Statement

Estate planning for Muslims in the U.S. often lacks tools that integrate both state legal compliance and Islamic inheritance rules.
Traditional legal templates don’t address Sharia distribution, and most people struggle to interpret both frameworks together.

Solution

Miras automates the creation of a comprehensive, Sharia-compliant estate summary tailored for Illinois law.
It generates a downloadable PDF report containing:

• Asset summary and Wasiyyah (will) allocation
• Sharia distribution table – includes relations like spouse, sons, and daughters
• Illinois legal checklist – witness rules, spousal share, etc.
• Personalized action steps with sample messages and email templates

Tech Stack

Challenges Faced

1. Balancing Islamic inheritance calculations with U.S. state laws
   
2. Fine-tuning jsPDF layout and multi-page formatting
   
3. Maintaining styling consistency across PDF outputs
   

What’s Next

• Add support for other U.S. states
  
• Integrate backend for saving user sessions
  
• Enable multilingual support (Arabic and Urdu)
  
• Expand to include charitable trust and waqf templates
  

Summary

Miras bridges the gap between faith and law, delivering an automated tool that empowers Muslim families in Illinois to plan estates confidently, ensuring both legal validity and Sharia compliance.

Built With

• css
• jspdf
• tailwind
• typescript