Aqiqah __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text 'AQIQAH عقيقة. A custom observed by the Arabs on the birth of a child; namely, leaving the hair on the infant's head until the seventh day, when it is shaved and animals are sacrificed, namely, two sheep for a boy and one for a girl. (Mishkat, xviii. c. 3). It is enjoined by Muslim law, and observed in all parts of Islam. Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/dictionary-of-islam-hughes">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail
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