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How is the inheritance divided for a family where four of its siblings (a brother, two sisters, and a brother) died at different times, and they have heirs (children and wives), with a fifth sister still alive?

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The estate of the eldest brother ('A) is divided as follows: one-eighth for the wife, and the remainder for the children, with the male receiving the share of two females. The estate of the sister (F) is divided among her living brothers upon her death, with the male receiving the share of two females. As for the youngest brother (S), one-eighth of his estate goes to his wife and the remainder to his children, with the male receiving the share of two females. Regarding the sister (N), her fifth sister receives half of the estate, and the remainder goes to the children of the male siblings, with nothing for the wives of the siblings or their daughters.

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