West Jakarta, Indonesia. 31st July, 2016. Edwin family did Akikah (in Arabic means animal sacrifice) for his newborn child. Akikah is one of the Shari'a in Islam, which was recommended by the Prophet Muhammad as a redeemer of the birth of a baby, in order to intercede for his parents in the Hereafter and free the baby from evil spirits. Akikah done on the seventh day from the day of his birth, accompanied by naming and hair shaving. For boys, Akikah done by slaughtering two animals (goats), while for a baby girl one animal sacrifice. © Tubagus Aditya Irawan/Pacific Press/Alamy Live News

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