The stark reality of infant mortality in the pre-modern world paints a tragic picture of the loss which must have been unavoidable in the lives of families and, in particular, mothers. Were there commonplace funerary rights & religious, cultural and social practices regarding infant and child death that we can find in Medieval Islam or Christendom? What might have provided solace, support and celebration for mothers and families mourning the deaths of their infants or children? Can we make broad observations about the way Medieval Christian and Islamic societies interpreted and processed infant mortality, and the lenses through which they did so?