Zikirs and Duas for Expectant Mothers
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For women, pregnancy and giving birth are blissful yet very tense moments. Blissful for she blessed with an offspring, yet tense for there are physical and mental changes along with pregnancy period. It is stated in Al-Qur’an that pregnant woman is becoming weak and weaker (wahnan ‘ala wahnin), especially when in labor.
Islam shows guidance in every aspects of a moslem daily life, from significant matters to trivial ones. As example, we were given guidance to say prayer when going or coming out of a bathroom, when starting an activity, before going to bed or upon waking up, before and after eating, after shalat, etc. The same goes for pregnant woman, she needs prayer and zikir, whether those are daily routine or specific ones.
Zikirs and duas in this book were taken from book Al-Ifadahg fi Ma Jaa fi Wirdi’I-Wiladah (Indonesian edition, Smart Media, 2006) written by Naurah binti ‘Abdurrahman, a moslemah knowledgeable in womanhood, and finds the importance of zikir and prayer to give comfort and supernatural power to pregnant and in labor women.
This zikir and prayer compilation has valid and shahih ground from Rasulullah hadits, so you don’t have to worry about falling into forbidden bid’ah.
Zikirs and duas came from either Al-Qur’an or Al-Hadhit. For ones that came from Qur’an, I will only write down the name of the surah, the verses number and how many times they should be read. Ones from Al-hadits are not entirely written here.
Zikirs from Qur’an
- Read surah Al-Fatihah 1-7, seven times
- Read surah Al-Ikhlas 1-4, four times
- Read surah Al-Falaq 1-5, three times
- Read surah An-Naas 1-6, three times
- Read surah Al-Baqarah 255, three or seven times
- Read the end of surah Al-Baqarah: 285-286, one time
- Read the beginning of surah Al-Baqarah: 1-5, one time
- Read surah Al-Hasyr: 22-24,one time
- Read surah Thaha: 111, one time
- Read surah Al-Anbiya’: 69, three times
- Read surah Al-An’am: 17, three times
- Read surah Al-Isra: 82, three times
- Read surah At-Taubah: 14, three times
- Read surah Yunus: 57, three times
- Read the end of surah An Nahl: 68, three times
- Read surah Asy-Syu’ara’: 80, three times
- Read surah Fushshilat: 44, three times
- Read surah Al-Qalam: 51, three times
- Read surah Yaasin: 9, three times
- Read surah Al-Zalzalah: 1-8, one, three or seven times
- Read surah Al-Insyiqaq: 1-4, one time
- Read surah Al-A’raf: 54-56, one time
- Read surah Yunus: 3, one time
- Read surah Al-Kaafirun: 1-6, one time
- Read surah An-Nashr: 1-3, one time
- Read surah An-Anazi’at: 46, three times
- Read surah Al-Ahqaf: 35, three times
- Read surah Al-Anbiya’: 83, three times
- Read surah Al-Anbiya’: 87, three times
- Read surah Al-Mukmin: 44, three times
- Read surah Al-Qamar: 10, three times
- Read surah Huud: 88, three times
- Read surah Ali Imran: 173, three times
- Read surah At-Taubah: 129, seven times
- Read surah Ath-Thalaq: 3, three times
- Read surah Al-Mu’minun: 97-98, three times
- Read surah Al-Mu’min: 1-3, one time
- Read surah Nuh: 10-12, one time
- Read surah Al-Fajr: 27-30, one time
- Read surah Ash-Shaffat 1:10, one time
Note: Besides verses mentioned above, reading surah Maryam, Qaf, Al-Fath, Yaasin, and Al-Mulk are also priorities. Each surah is read once.
Zikir and Dua from Al-Hadits
1. Hadith Ibnu Abbas to overcome difficulties during giving birth:
“There’s no god but Allah The Most Forgiving and Most Noble
So there are zikirs and duas you can use. Try to express all feelings and comprehend the meaning of particular zikir or dua. Try to wholeheartedly believe the effect and power of the zikir or dua you read, so may your wishes come true, with Allah’s permission of course.
When it is almost time to give birth, try to recite more zikir and istighfar, because in istighfars there is relieve for every difficulty. And in zikir to Allah will make heart peaceful, free from stress and confused situation during giving birth. Allah SWT said:
“Who have believed and whose hearts have rest in the remembrance of Allah. Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest! Those who believe and do right: Joy is for them, and bliss (their) journey’s end.” (QS. Ar-Ra’d: 28-29)
Tips on Shaping Bright Children Before They Were Born
To have bright and pious child is every parents yearning. Speaking about brightness, there are many offered methods on building children intelligence; starting from medicines, foods, supplements and certain trainings. But did you know, the built of brightness can be designed since the fetus is inside the womb? Here are the tips:
- Pay attention to eating habit
Good arrangement of eating habit before copulation can be very beneficial. This will affect on quality and quantity of sperms and ovaries. Eat nutritious meals and have a good living habit so the pregnancy process can be optimal. Stay away from proscribed foods for they can lead to ‘dirty’ sperms and ovaries. Beside that, a expectant mother has always to be in healthy condition so there can be no harm on the fetus development.
- Be Sincere and Grateful
Pregnancy is Allah’s bless that must be gratified. It means that you are being entrusted a child by Allah. As such, you have to be grateful for this wonderful bless. Accept the pregnancy with sincerity and joy. Without love and affection, the fetus’s growth will not be optimal. Allah SWT has said:
“Or He mingleth them, males and females, and he maketh barren whom he will. Lo! He is Knower, Powerful.” (QS Asy-Syuura: 50)
- Pray more
Dua is the manifestation of relation between the weak unworthy and The Almighty. Everyday a moslem must pray more, especially when she has blessed with pregnancy. This must be done not only by the wife but also the husband.
Pray for strength and easiness since starting the pregnancy until giving birth. Pray that the unborn baby will be bright and pious child. Among recommended dua is QS Al-Furqaan: 74:
“Our Lord! Vouchsafe us comfort of our wives and of our offspring, and make us pattern for (all) those who ward off (evil).”
Don’t forget to read the dua for husband and wife before copulation:
“In the name of Allah, keep us away from satan and keep the satan away from bless that will be given to us.”
- Do more Qiyamul Lail
Night prayer especially on one third of the night is a very good medium to connect to Allah. There are many benefit can be obtained from night prayer, physically as well psychically. Some of them will strengthen the faith and self believe needed to face unexpected things that would happen during pregnancy and on giving birth.
- Read Quran more
Allah SWT has said:
“And bear in mind which is recited in your houses of the revelation of Allah and wisdom. Lo! Allah is Subtle, Aware.” (QS Al-Ahzab: 34)
Reading Qur’an not only can bring peace to whom read it but also to whom heard it. Especially for women in pregnancy, she needs peace and comfort during those days very much. It is important to remember that emotional instability of pregnant women may release negative substance within her blood which can lead to discomfort. The baby would be stimulated the same way and become unstable. According to children psychologist Dra. Surastuti Nurdadi, positive stimulation on the contrary can increase children intelligence since they were unborn. Moreover, when the pregnancy is twenty weeks old, fetus can hear outside voices. Al-Qur’an recital is the best a recital that must be sounded off to a baby, so later he/she could get used to it.
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