The word descendant means an offspring:mazharshah wrote:MSMS's statement is very important. His statement should have stopped at
'DESCENDANTS', but by adding the words ' whether they be sons OR remote male issue...' is confusing. The meaning of remote as you know is 'far off' or
' not closely connected or closely related'. Descendants also include sons/daughter of brothers, sisters and cousins as well.
BTY you know well the meaning of Rumi's couplet; You are a well informed person, Why in late 70's Waizeen were stopped to mention this Rumi's couplet in waizes?
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Descendant is defined as an offspring of a particular person. An example of a descendant is a man being the great, great grandson of someone.
The descendant can of course be a daughter as well but the cousin is not the descendant. Since descendants include women as well, MSMS clarified it by mentioning: 'whether they be sons or remote male issue..'. It was not meant for confusion but as clarification.
I would not ask you if I knew the meaning of the Rumi couplet. Please provide the meaning for the benefit of those who do not know Persian language. Thanks