what do bible, vedas and Quran say about birth of a female.

Birth of a female kid

Only A son should be born (according to Vedas):-

Vedas are considered to be the oldest scriptures of hinduism. According to vedas, only a son should be born and not the daughter, in book 4 of artharv-veda , there are hymn for charm for obtaining a son.  Vedas do not encourage birth of a female kid. Lets see what the verses say about it.

Atharva Veda Book 4 ,III, 23. Charm for obtaining a son (pumsavanam).

That which has caused thee to miscarry do we drive away from thee, that very thing do we deposit outside of thee, away in a far place.
2. Into thy womb shall enter a male germ, as an arrow into a quiver! May a man be born there, a son ten months old!
3. A male son do thou produce, and after him a male shall be born! Thou shalt be the mother of sons, of those who are born, and those whom thou shalt bear!
4. By the effective seed which bulls put forth do thou obtain a son; be a fruitful milch-cow!
5. Pragâpati's (the lord of creatures) work do I perform for thee: may the germ enter into thy womb! Obtain thou, woman, a son who shall bring prosperity to thee, and bring thou pi-osperity to him!
6. The plants whose father was the sky, whose mother the earth, Whose root the (heavenly) ocean--may those divine herbs aid thee in obtaining a son!

VI, 11. Charm for obtaining a son (pumsavanam).

1. The asvattha (ficus religiosa) has mounted the samî (mimosa suma): then a male child was produced. That, forsooth, is the way to obtain a son; that do we bring to (our) wives.
2. In the male, forsooth, seed doth grow, that is poured into the female. That, forsooth, is the way to obtain a son; that has been told by Pragâpati.
3. Pragâpati, Anumati, and Sinîvâlî have fashioned him. May he (Pragâpati) elsewhere afford the birth of a female, but here he shall bestow a man!

why isnt there any hymn which encourages birth of a female kid in artharva veda? and why does it say that only a son should be born here and female somewhere else?

 Some verses from Holy Bible about birth of a female kid.

Here we can see that if a woman gives birth to a female kid she will be unclean for 80 days and if she gives birth to a male kid she will remain unclean for 40 days.

:  Leviticus 12:2-5 "Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a MALE child: then she shall be unclean SEVEN DAYS; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean. And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying THIRTY THREE days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled. But if she bear a FEMALE child, then she shall be unclean TWO WEEKS, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying SIXTY SIX days

Islam encourages birth of a female kid:-

 Quran doesn’t feel any difference between male and female kid.

 " To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He wills. He bestows female children to whomever He wills and bestows male children to whomever He wills" (42:49).

Also notice, Quran 1^st mentions “female” in the verse. We can see no difference here in male or female kid in Quran.

Conclusion: -

We can see that other religious scriptures don’t prefer women to be born but alhamdulillah Quran does.

(written by Sister Rabiah Bint ul Islam)