Akika
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ʿAqīqah (), aqeeqa, or aqeeqah is the Islamic tradition of the sacrifice of an animal on the occasion of a child's birth. Aqiqah is a type of sadaqah and it is also sunnah, though not obligatory.
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- dhabihah
- Religion
- Islam
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- circumcision in Islam
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- name in native language
- عَقِيقَةٌ
- vocalized name
- عَقِيقَةٌ
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ʿAqīqah (), aqeeqa, or aqeeqah is the Islamic tradition of the sacrifice of an animal on the occasion of a child's birth. Aqiqah is a type of sadaqah and it is also sunnah, though not obligatory.
==Description== According to hadith and the majority of Islamic scholars, two goats are sacrificed for a boy and one for a girl.
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