Leading article Muslim birth customsOver 20 000 babies are born annually to a population of approximately two million Muslims in the United Kingdom. 1 The overwhelming majority of British Muslims will respect the rites of passage recommended by Islamic teaching.The customs are many, and may seem unnecessarily rigid and prescriptive; however, to those within the tradition, they are deeply symbolic, coherent, and complementary.We give an insider's perspective here for the uninitiated.
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