Any possession coveted; in Mohammadan law, the right of pre-emption vested in partners, coparceners and neighbours, with respect to land and real or immovable property. [Wilson’s Glossary]

Shufah (in the language of the law) signifies the becoming proprietor of lands sold for the price at which the purchaser has brought them, although he be not consenting thereunto. The right of pre-emption. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law]