Reminder for soon-to-be laboring and birthing moms

Ash-shua'ra: verse 93

مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ هَلْ يَنصُرُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَنتَصِرُونَ

Besides Allah? Can they help you or yet help themselves?

Note:
In this worldly life, hikmah and knowledge is very, very useful and precious especially in making us feel better and "saving" lives. This fact is without doubt. However, perhaps more often than not, we forgot to put Allah in front of our effort instead of the very back. Effort and knowledge (skill, research, experience) does not make ANYONE a better "specialist" of the human being than the Creator.

I call upon myself and all readers, soon to be laboring and birthing moms or not, to be reminded that Allah needs no "effort" and no "skill" from us to grant us something. This can be easily understood from the miraculous examples of the food in Maryam's chamber, the cool fire which did not burn the prophet ibrahim, and many more.

Dear self and dear friends... No matter how "bad" something seems, there is a lesson to be learnt and to acquire that lesson requires quiet internal reflection, undoubtedly a do'a seeking guidance from Allah and inshaallah a good friend to guide us to the straight path (with Allah's permission).


Ash-shua'ra: verse 62

قَالَ كَلَّا إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ

He said: By no means; surely my Lord is with me: He will show me a way out.

Let us prepare for birth, as one of those moments which we can cling only to Allah, and not to any human, no matter how "specialized" they are in the "field". Be it doctor, doula, midwife, friend, mother, etc. And why not extend this wonderful perspective, to all other areas of our life. Inshaallah, amin.

We have no greater Helper than Allah. In any area and happening in life. Be it birth or not.

Let us take upon ourselves to be responsible for our health. Eat healthily, learn about food, nutrition, recuperation, anatomy, physiology, just enough to be a good muslim (not to become an expert, so DON'T call me Doctor). Let us celebrate Allah's ingenuity by being knowledgeable, educated and run away from Jahannam and being Jahil (ignorant).

Laboring and birthing is as normal as peeing and pooing and sexual intercourse! Laboring and birthing is NORMAL!

Learn about a different face of birth :)
May Allah reward your efforts with guidance, and the best of rewards.