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Breastfeeding is highly regarded in Islam. The Qur'an regards it as a sign of love between the mother and child. In Islamic law, breastfeeding creates ties of milk kinship (known as raḍāʿ or riḍāʿa (Arabic: رضاع, رضاعة pronounced [riˈdˤaːʕ(a)])) that has implications in family law.[1][2] Muslims throughout the world have varied breastfeeding traditions.
- ^ (Giladi 1999, p. 69)
- ^ G. J. H. van Gelder, Close Relationships: Incest and Inbreeding in Classical Arabic Literature, ISBN 1-85043-855-2, p. 93