Holy Prophet's Kindness to Children — Page 18
18 that in India too, there were some people that used to kill the baby girls. Even now-a-days, on the birth of a girl, people are not as happy as on the birth of a boy. ’ Miss Mitchell said, ‘Yes Satnam, you are right. We are therefore very grateful to the Prophet of Islam for abolishing this cruel custom. ’ Something to find out Find out what other rights Islam has given to women. You should do your research from www. alislam. org. The rights women have in Islam are important to know since Islam is widely consid- ered to be oppressive towards women. Even now the birth of a girl is not a happy occasion in some cultures.