Oak Brook sits at the center of one of the Midwest’s most established Muslim communities. DuPage County and the surrounding western suburbs support a dense network of mosques, Islamic schools, and community endowments, and the families who fund them face a question most estate planning checklists never raise. How does a religious obligation to give […]
The Optional One-Third: What You Can Actually Do With Your Wasiyyah
Of all the moving parts in an Islamic estate plan, the one-third is the part people tend to light up about. The fixed shares can feel a little like math homework: necessary, precise, not exactly exciting. But the one-third is different. The one-third is yours to direct. It’s where your values, your gratitude, and your […]


