The Family Affairs Court has explained the reasoning behind its decision to allow Copts to apply their own religious law when it comes to matters of inheritance in the Christian community. This followed a lawsuit brought forth by a Coptic woman seeking to amend the inheritance to be received by her and her siblings after the death of their father, as agreed by a court. Previously, Islamic sharīʿa was applied in the woman’s case, which would have resulted in her male siblings receiving twice the inheritance received by the female siblings, in accordance with Islamic sharīʿa as prescribed in the Qurʾān. The court has stated that the initial decision rejecting the woman’s lawsuit was null and void, as it did not allow Christian law to be applied in this personal status matter, and therefore declared that a new decision in line with Christian law would be issued.