Female Infanticide in Today's Neo-Jahiliyyah; 'Stigma' of Daughters - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi

- Birth of a child as a cause of joy and happiness  - However the birth of a female child was considered a bad omen in pre-Islamic jahiliyyah society, and even today in various societies  - Female infanticide is a large issue impacting all eras  - Sura at-Takwir verses 8-9 also refer to this unfortunate issue  - Some Arabs would consider a baby girl as a sign of disgrace and would bury her alive  - Today, even with advancements in knowledge, civilization, and science, female infanticide is still common  - 117 million girls go 'missing' due to sex-selective abortions  - Muslim mothers-in-law become sad when the first grandchild is a girl! Doesn’t she think about herself? She was also born as a baby girl!   - Sayings of the Prophet and Imams regarding this issue  - The issue of dowry system in South Asia, where daughters are considered "an unaffordable economic burden"  - Allah's words regarding people's fears of poverty through having children  - Touching upon the issue of abortion  - The significance of the Prophet's family, and Bibi Zainab growing up surrounded by the Panjatan   Youtube: https://youtu.be/NFTToZwLIaI   MP3:  https://f001.backblazeb2.com/file/Jaffari/Wiladat/WiladatBibiZaynab_Rizvi_2019-12-31_20-48-57.mp3   Wiladat of Bibi Zaynab  Recited By: Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi Date:  December 31st, 2019   www.youtube.com/islamicentre  https://anchor.fm/islamicentre  www.facebook.com/IslamiCentre.org  www.islamicentre.org   www.facebook.com/sayyidmrizvi  www.instagram.com/sayyidmrizvi  www.twitter.com/sayyidmrizvi