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Pregnancy Advice List
This is a brief list of advice for women during pregnancy.
The Intention:
You should make the intention of Sayyida Hanna - the mother of Mary, the
mother of Jesus (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon all of them). Sayyida
Hanna (AS) dedicated the child in her womb to the service of Allāh.
Her intention is described in the Qur’ān:
“Lord, I have vowed to You, in dedication, what is in my womb for
Your service. So accept this of me, for You hear and know all things}
and {…I have named her Mary, and commend her to You with her
seed, to protect them from the accursed Satan. Her Lord received the
child with gracious favour, and caused her to grow up in goodly
growth, and placed her in the care of Zakariya1 and: Behold! the
angels said: "O Mary! Allah has chosen you and purified you –
chosen you above the women of all nations.”2
In a lecture entitled, Jesus and his Blessed Mother, Habīb ‘Ali al-Jifri attests to
the sincerity and far-reaching consequences of Sayyida Hanna’s intention: “The
intention of Hanna made the one she bore be accepted by Allāh. She possessed an
intention with Allāh...when she intended that in her offspring there would be
someone who serves All āh, someone who would serve this religion - when she
was truthful in such an intention, Allāh honoured her because of her intention.
Look at the effect of that intention: the very deliverance this Community will take
place at the hands of our Master Jesus, peace be upon him.”
Repeat the following verses during pregnancy:
‫ﺎﺀ‬b‫ ﺍﻟﺪﱡﻋ‬c‫ﻴﻊ‬i‫ﻤ‬b‫ﻧﱠﻚﹶ ﺳ‬h‫ﺔﹰ ﺍ‬b‫ﹺﺒ‬d‫ﺔﹰ ﻃﹶﻴ‬g‫ﹺﻳ‬d‫ﻦ ﻟﱠﺪﹸﻧﻚﹶ ﺫﹸﺭ‬i‫ ﻣ‬ok‫ ﻟ‬e‫ﺐ‬b‫ﹺ ﻫ‬d‫ﺏ‬b‫ﺭ‬
Rabbi hab li milladunka dhurriyatan tayyibah innaka sami`u-du`a
"O my Lord, grant me a progeny that is pure, for You hear (our)
prayers!"3
Al `Imran, 3:35-3:37
Al `Imran, 3:42
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Al `Imran, 3:38
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‫ﺎ‬a‫ﺎﻣ‬b‫ﻣ‬h‫ ﺍ‬b‫ﻴﻦ‬i‫ﻤﺘﱠﻘ‬c ‫ﻠﹾ‬i‫ﻠﹾﻨﹶﺎ ﻟ‬b‫ﻌ‬e‫ﺍﺟ‬l‫ ﻭ‬j‫ﻦ‬c‫ﻴ‬e‫ﺓﹶ ﺍ_ﻋ‬g‫ﻨﹶﺎ ﻗﹸﺮ‬i‫ﺎﺗ‬g‫ﹺﻳ‬d‫ﺫﹸﺭ‬l‫ﺍﺟﹺﻨﹶﺎ ﻭ‬l‫ ﺍ_ﺯﹾﻭ‬e‫ﻦ‬i‫ ﻟﹶﻨﹶﺎ ﻣ‬e‫ﺐ‬b‫ﻨﹶﺎ ﻫ‬g‫ﺑ‬b‫ﺭ‬
Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyyatina qurrata `ayun wa’ja’lna lilmuttaqin
imama
"Our Lord, grant us wives and offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and give
us (the grace) to lead the righteous.”4
c‫ﻩ‬b‫ﺮ‬g‫ﺴ‬b‫ ﻳ‬b‫ﺒﹺﻴﻞ‬g‫ ﺍﻟﺴ‬g‫ﺛﹸﻢ‬
Thumm ‘assabila yassarah
Then He made the path easy5
e‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬i‫ﺎﺗ‬b‫ﻬ‬g‫ﻄﹸﻮﻥﹺ ﺍ`ﻣ‬c‫ﻦ ﺑ‬id‫ﹸﻢ ﻣ‬pb‫ﺟ‬b‫ ﺍ_ﺧﹾﺮ‬c‫ﻪ‬g^‫ﺍﻟ‬l‫ﻭ‬
W’Allah akhrajakummin butuni ummahatikum
Allah brought you forth from your mothers’ wombs6
Read Daily:
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Sura Inshiqaq (sura 84) – to be recited on a daily basis throughout
pregnancy
Sura Luqman (sura 31) – to be recited in the 1st trimester
Sura Yusuf (sura 12) – to be recited in the 2nd trimester
Sura Maryam (sura 19) - to be recited in the 3rd trimester as labour
approaches
“Ya Latīf” – to be recited 129 times every morning and evening
“Ya Qawī” – to be recited 116 times daily for strength
7th month only:
Ask your husband to recite Sura Sharh (sura 94) 152 times (in one sitting) on the
baby during the 7th month.
Al-Furqan, 25:74
`Abasa, 80:20
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Al-Nahl, 16:78
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General Advice:
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Recite all your daily adhkar and awrad, and pray as many prayers in
jama’a with your husband as possible
Read as much Qur’an as possible
Do as much salawat on the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬as possible
Just as babies are said to recognise certain music from the time spent in
their mother’s wombs, similarly, reading texts such as the ‘Book of
Assistance’ by Imam al-Haddad, are advised in order to bring about
similar recognition
A friend was advised by one of the Habaib to look at pictures of the Ka’aba
and of the Habaib when she was too tired to actively engage in ibada
(worship)
During Labour:
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The first ayat of sura al-Fath’ (sura 48)
“Ya Latīf”
Sura Maryam (sura 19)
Sura Inshirah (sura 94)
“As salaam alaykum ayyuha-nnabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu”
Read Surat al-Baqara in the room in which the baby is to be born, as this
drives away the Shaytan for three days.
During birth and leading up to it repeat Allah’s name “al-Latif” in abundance,
along with the following:
‫ﺎ‬b‫ ﺑﹺﻨﹶﺎ ﻳ‬e‫ ﺍﹸﻟﹾﻄﹸﻒ‬.. i‫ﻪ‬i‫ﺍ ﺑﹺﺨﹶﻠﹾﻘ‬a‫ﺎ ﺧﹶﺒﹺﻴﺮ‬b‫ ﻳ‬، i‫ﻪ‬i‫ﺎ ﺑﹺﺨﹶﻠﹾﻘ‬a‫ﻴﻤ‬i‫ﻠ‬b‫ﺎ ﻋ‬b‫ ﻳ‬، i‫ﻪ‬i‫ﻴﻔﹰﺎ ﺑﹺﺨﹶﻠﹾﻘ‬i‫ﺎﻟﹶﻄ‬b‫ﻳ‬
c‫ﺮ‬e‫ﺎ ﺧﹶﺒﹺﻴ‬b‫ ﻳ‬، c‫ﻢ‬e‫ﻴ‬i‫ﻠ‬b‫ﺎ ﻋ‬b‫ ﻳ‬، c‫ﻒ‬e‫ﻴ‬i‫ﻟﹶﻄ‬
.. e‫ﻝ‬b‫ ﺗﹶﺰ‬e‫ ﻟﹶﻢ‬f‫ﻒ‬e‫ﻴ‬i‫ﻧﹼﻚ ﻟﹶﻄ‬h‫ ﺍ‬.. b‫ﻝ‬b‫ﺎ ﻧﹶﺰ‬b‫ﻤ‬e‫ﻴ‬i‫ ﺑﹺﻨﹶﺎ ﻓ‬e‫ ﺍﹸﻟﹾﻄﹸﻒ‬e‫ﻝ‬b‫ﺰ‬b‫ ﻳ‬e‫ﻔﹰﺎ ﻟﹶﻢ‬e‫ﻴ‬i‫ﺎ ﻟﹶﻄ‬b‫ﻳ‬
‫ﻦ‬e‫ﻴ‬i‫ﻤ‬i‫ﻠ‬e‫ﺴ‬c‫ ﺍﻟﻤ‬l‫ ﺑﹺﻨﹶﺎ ﻭ‬e‫ﺍﹸﻟﹾﻄﹸﻒ‬
Ya Latifan bi khalqihi ya `Aliman bi khalqihi ya Khabiran bi khalqihi ultuf bina ya
Latifu ya `Alimu ya Khabiru (repeat 3 times)
O One Who is gentle with His creation, O One who has complete knowledge of His
creation, O One who has complete awareness of His creation! Treat us with gentleness O
Gentle, O All-Knowing, O All-Aware!
Ya Latifan lam yazal ultuf bina fima nazal innaka Latifun lam yazal ultuf bina wa’lmuslimin (repeat 3 times)
O Gentle Who remains forever, be gentle to us in all that befalls us, You are constantly
Gentle, treat us and the Muslims with gentleness!