Arabia Some Muslim sources allege that pre-Islamic Arabian society practiced infanticide as a form of "post-partum birth control".Encyclopedia of the Qur'an, Children The word waʾd was used to describe the practice.Donna Lee Bowen, Encyclopedia of the Qur'an, Infanticide These sources state that infanticide was practiced either out of destitution (thus practiced on males and females alike), or as "disappointment and fear of social disgrace felt by a father upon the birth of a daughter".
arabia some muslim sources allege that pre-islamic arabian society practiced infanticide as a form of "post-partum birth control"encyclopedia of the qur'an children the word waʾd was used to describe the practicedonna lee bowen encyclopedia of the qur'an infanticide these sources state that infanticide was practiced either out of destitution (thus practiced on males and females alike) or as "disappointment and fear of social disgrace felt by a father upon the birth of a daughter"