Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies A · 1RA0
Specification 4.1 · Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: The Ummah and Welcoming a ChildSome Muslim families recite the adhan, the call to prayer, into the baby’s right ear and the iqamah, the call announcing the start of prayer, into the left ear. Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta includes both among the recommended acts for welcoming a newborn.