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Islamic views on adoption are generally distinct from practices and customs of adoption in other non-Muslim parts of the world like Western or East Asian societies. Adoption in the western sense of the word is not recognized in Islam.[1][2]
- ^ "Adoption of Children from Countries in which Islamic Shari'a Law is Observed".
- ^ "Fostering and Adoption in Islamic Law" (PDF). Electronic Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law: 7.
Referring to the outlined textual evidence, Muslim legal scholars agreed generally and without delay that creating a new legal and permanent parent-child relationship by terminating existing legal bonds through adoption is permissible"