Under Muslim Law, a bequest can validly be made to a child in womb, so long as it is born from the date…

Under classical Muslim law, a bequest to a child in the womb is valid if the child is born within "6 months" from the date of the will, which shows that the child was in existence when the will was made. Three, nine and ten months are not the period recognised by this rule.

Current law: For persons covered by the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code from 27 January 2025, testamentary succession is governed by that Code, so this classical rule cannot automatically decide a present-day bequest governed by it.