There are spiritual lessons in birthing, even if the tool is a physical occurrence. There are also physical (dunya) lessons in birthing; needing to be taken and understood - since we are held accountable to answer for our worldly deeds.
There are lessons in childbirthing, for those who will reflect, pursue and act upon it and repeat this learning process repeatedly.
There are lessons in childbirthing for the spirit - and everyone has one, therefore everyone may derive a lesson from it, man or lady.
Birth involves Tauhid Uluhiyyah and Tauhid Rubbubiyah. How?
Because you can try and you can seek aid from "ANY other than Allah" when you are challenged with birthing, WHAT is the BEST and most POWERFUL to aid you?
There are tools to obtain an end (patience, perseverance, energy, strength) and then there's The SOURCE of them.
And Allah is THE source.
He is THE source, and not simply any source we say He is, He is not simply any name we want to give Him. Allah is not an entity according to our weak and limited human logic.
Being a slave, we must realize, accept and affirm that Truth COMES FROM Allah, and not the other way around!
Allah does not "reveal himself" in any other form, nor allows representations of himself i.e idolatry, paganism, polytheistic beliefs. He is Allah, and reserves the right to do as He pleases. And so, Allah has instructed man to recite and affirm verbally and behavior-ally life long, that: La ilaha ilallah, Muhammad Rasulullah.
And the question of truth being distorted and made complicated by man and the followers of religion; my personal answer is-
'Whether we like it or not, No man is an island and therefore what is bethrothed upon us is not just accountability upon ourselves; but accountability to be TOGETHER and stay together as long as the person accepts the syahadah. Like it or not. C'est la vie."
For people who do not accept the syahadah, that will not be discussed here. But I assure you, if you accept the syahadah, they too are subjects within your responsibility.
Returning to the subject, therefore, it is necessary for women to know her place and what is bethrothed / incumbent upon her (as a creation of Allah).
Because THAT is the very tool with which she will receive true guidance for her problems and satisfying solutions to that which bothers her, whatever that may be- inside and outside of birthing. Everything comes from Allah and everything returns to Allah.
Allah says in His Book:
Chapter Ali Imran, verse 31
قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Say: "If ye do love Allah, Follow me: Allah will love you and forgive you your sins: For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
Who is "me" in this verse? It is The Prophet Muhammad. In this verse, Allah is instructing Rasulullah to SAY to people, "If you love Allah, follow me"
The Qur'an was SENT DOWN and revealed to Muhammad Bin Abdullah peace be upon him through another messenger the angel Gabriel (Jibreel in Arabic).
And so, Allah states that the source of guidance for man is these two- The Qur'an and the Mortal Man in which who the Qur'an is personified through him.
Let's continue our journey as slaves of One, who is Ever Aware, Never Oppressive, Always Just and Unimaginably Merciful. Swift in Punishment with those who are consciously and arrogantly persisting in defiance, yet whose Mercy is beyond the weak human's earthly logic.
Is there anything to lose in this journey? There is - but that which we have to let go will only seem like a lost to our weak human's earthly logic.
This internal struggle between man and accepting the truth- the reality of his weakness and his utter need to humble himself to Allah as his master and to humble himself to Allah's laws for him- is a life long struggle.
Self-actualization (as described by Abraham Maslow) is possible for everyone who will partake in its process. And everyone's journey is absolutely distinct, however minute in difference- it is distinct.
One does not simply achieve it or achieve it with hardship in one struggle and remains steadfast with it life long. C'est la vie. It is merely a journey, not a destination.
Happy struggling.
Enjoy your life, and to my pregnant friends, have a happy journey getting closer to Allah. Over and over and over again, inside and outside of pregnancy and birthing, amin.
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