What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the inheritance of a woman who died leaving no husband, no children, no father, no mother, and no siblings, but did leave behind the children of brothers (males and females), the children of the children of brothers, and the wives of brothers?
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The sons of a full brother and the sons of a paternal half-brother are among the heirs, while the daughters of a brother and the brother's wife are not heirs. The sons of a paternal half-brother are excluded by the sons of a full brother, and similarly, the son of a brother's son is excluded by the brother's son, due to the latter's closer relation to the deceased. The division of the inheritance cannot be determined without a clear and comprehensive enumeration of the heirs, and the information provided is insufficient for that purpose. Among those mentioned, only the male sons of her brothers inherit from the woman.
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