Custody, child

by Spectorsky, Susan A.

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In Islamic law, ḥaḍāna or ḥiḍāna is the Arabic term for child custody , referring to the custody of children who have been weaned. The word is not found in the Qurʾān, where only the care of infants is discussed. Verses 2:233 and 65:6 set out rules for the treatment of infants from birth to two years of age. Infants are to be nursed for two full years, and if the parents are divorced, the domestic and financial arrangements making this feasible are incumbent upon the father. If a

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In Islamic law, ḥaḍāna or ḥiḍāna is the Arabic term for child custody , referring to the custody of children who have been weaned. The word is not found in the Qurʾān, where only the care of infants is discussed. Verses 2:233 and 65:6 set out rules for the treatment of infants from birth to two years of age. Infants are to be nursed for two full years, and if the parents are divorced, the domestic and financial arrangements making this feasible are incumbent upon the father. If a

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1725

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eng Islam

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Spectorsky, Susan A.

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