How do Muslims mark the birth of a baby?

• how and why the birth of a baby is celebrated in Islam
• about the common and different beliefs that these rites of passage reveal
• to identify aspects of the practices which they find significant from their own point of view

Learning Outcomes

• explain how and why the birth of a baby is celebrated in Islam
• identify the similarities and differences in belief that these rites of passage reveal
• evaluate which practices they find significant within the religions they have studied, explaining why