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Muslim birth customs
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Over 20 000 babies are born annually to a population of approximately two million Muslims in the United Kingdom.1 The overwhelming majority of British Muslims will respect the rites of passage recommended by Islamic teaching. The customs are many, and may seem unnecessarily rigid and prescriptive; however, to those within the tradition, they are deeply symbolic, coherent, and complementary. We give an insider's perspective here for the uninitiated.
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The rights of the child |
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Children have many rights that are clearly articulated in Islamic
Law, and for the most part these are well respected. Beginning before
conception, they have the right to be born through a legitimate union,
with full knowledge of their parentage. The social experiments currently taking place in some countries, facilitating the use of donor
sperms and eggs to help barren couples to conceive are therefore
categorically prohibited by Islam. Also due to the child are the rights
to a good name, to be
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