Ma’udah __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text MA'UDAH موءودة From wa'ad, "to' bury alive." A damsel buried alive. A custom which existed before the time of Muhammad in ancient Arabia, but which forbidden by him. Surah xvii. 33: "Kill not your children from fear of want." See also Surahs xvi. 61; lxxxi. 8. Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/books/encyclopedias/dictionary-of-islam-hughes ">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail