Glossary Term
Risk: High- Approved rendering
- Farzandlikka olinish
- Transliteration
- far-zand-leek-KAH oh-lee-NEESH
- Rejected alternatives
- asrab olish (bare fostering/guardianship, without full legal-heir status)
Adoption
Full legal-standing sonship with inheritance rights, not mere guardianship (asrab olish, which in Uzbek custom does not always carry full inheritance rights). Teaching material must clarify this describes believers’ new status, not a claim that God has literal offspring.