The Qur’an severely condemned this heinous practice...

The Qur’an severely condemned this heinous practice: "When news is brought to one of them of the birth of a female child, his face darkens and he is filled with inward grief. With shame does he hide himself from his people because of the bad news he has had! Shall he retain her on contempt or bury her in the dust? Ah! What an evil they decide on?" (16:58-59).

It has to be mentioned that this sinister crime would have never stopped in Arabia were it not for the power of the scathing terms the Qur’an used to condemn this practice: “He hides himself from the people because of the evil of that which is announced to him. Shall he keep it with disgrace or bury it (alive) in the dust? Now surely evil is what they judge”.

(16:59) “And when one of them is given news of that of which he sets up as a likeness for the Beneficent Allah, his face becomes black and he is full of rage” (43:17) “And when the female infant buried alive is asked for what sin she was killed.” (81:8-9) The Qur’an, moreover, makes no distinction between boys and girls. In contrast to the Bible, the Qur’an considers the birth of a female as a gift and a blessing from God, the same as the birth of a male.

The Qur’an even mentions the gift of the female birth first: “To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He wills.

He bestows female children to whomever He wills and bestows male children to whomever He wills.” (42:49) In order to wipe out all the traces of female infanticide in the nascent Muslim society, (S) promised those who were blessed with daughters of a great reward if they would bring them up kindly: " He who is involved in bringing up daughters, and accords benevolent treatment towards them, they will be protection for him against Hell-Fire " (Bukhari and Muslim).

" Whoever maintains two girls till they attain maturity, he and I will come on the Resurrection Day like this; and he joined his fingers.

" (Muslim) ““One who brings up three daughters or sisters and is patient in earning for their maintenance till the time they will be married (…) He and I will be in Paradise like this.” (Saying this, the Prophet (S) showed his index and middle fingers joined) And people asked him: “O Messenger of Allah, what if he brings up two of them {daughters/sisters}?” He (S) replied: “ even if two. ” “What if a man brings up only one daughter?” people persisted.

“ Even if he brings up only one daughter or sister.