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What is the ruling on dividing the remaining 140 dunams of land granted to a family in 1970, after the parents sold their share to one of their sons, and the father passed away, leaving the mother and 13 children (8 males and 5 females) alive, noting that the purchasing son was born after the decision to allocate the land? And should it be divided among the 6 individuals who were in the family register at the time of the grant, or among all 13 family members alive at the time of the father's death?

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The reference for dividing land into the system of state grants is: Is it a grant to the head of the family, so he is given according to the number of his family members, or is it a grant intended for each individual personally? If it is the former, then the entire land belongs to the father and is divided among all his heirs, with the male receiving the share of two females. If it is the latter, then the land belongs to the six individuals who were in the family register at the time of the grant, and males and females are equal. A son purchasing the share of the father and mother is a separate matter, with no difference whether the child was born before or after the grant.

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