Holy Prophet's Kindness to Children — Page 17
17 3–Abolishing the Custom of Killing Baby Girls Next Friday when the class assembled, Ayeshah stood up and said, ‘One of the great favours bestowed by our Holy Prophet s as on mankind was that he abolished the custom of killing baby girls. I come from Arabia. In the old days, before the time of the Holy Prophet s as of Islam, there lived certain tribes in Arabia, which con- sidered the birth of girls as a disgrace to their families, so some of the chiefs used to kill the girls soon after their birth. They thought that they would save their honour by such an action. The Holy Prophet s as abolished this cruel custom. He has, thus, shown great kindness to children, espe- cially girls. May peace and blessings of Allah be upon the Holy Prophet of Islam. ’ As soon as Ayeshah finished her story, Satnam raised his hand and said, ‘Miss, my mother told me