The First Nine Months

Invocations Supplications for a Blessed Pregnancy and a Smooth Delivery

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Daily Recitals during Pregnancy
1. Srah 84 Al-Inshiqq (The Rending Asunder)
Once a day
2. Y Latf (O Most Subtle)
129 times every morning and evening
3. yat 21:87 and yat 9:129
313 times a day
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There is no God save Thee. Be Thou Glorified! Lo! I have been a wrong-doer.
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Allah sufficeth me. There is no God save Him. In Him have I put my trust,
and He is Lord of the Tremendous Throne.
4. Dua athna al-Haml (Supplication during Pregnancy)
Once after every ritual prayer [please see next page]
Periodic Recitals during Pregnancy
1st Trimester : Srah 31 Luqmn (Luqman, the Wise)
Once a day during the first trimester when the childs brain, mental faculties and nervous system are forming.
2nd Trimester : Srah 12 Ysuf (Joseph, the Exquisite)
Once a day during the second trimester when the childs physical appearance takes shape.
3rd Trimester : Srah 19 Maryam (Mary, the Chaste)
Once a day during the third trimester in preparation for the delivery of the child.
7th Month Only : Srah 94 Al-Inshir (The Solace)
The husband should recite this Surah 152 times on the baby in the 7th month.
Recitals during Labour
1. Sixth yat of Srah 1 Al-Ftia (The Opening)
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2. First yat of Srah 48 Al-Fat (The Victory)
Verily We have made thee victorious
by a manifest victory.
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3. Y Latf (O Most Subtle)
4. Srah 19 Maryam
5. Srah 94 Al-Inshir
6. As-salmu alaikum ayyuha-n Nab wa ramatu-Llhi wa baraktuhu
7. In addition, it is established through practical human experience over many generations that placing a
copy of Imam Maliks magnum opus Al-Muwatta over a woman in labour eases the delivery.

The First Nine Months

Invocations Supplications for a Blessed Pregnancy and a Smooth Delivery
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General Advise from Savants and Saints
Perform ones regular adhkr (invocations) and awrd (litanies) every day without fail and pray as many
prayers in congregation with ones spouse.
Read Al-Qurn and the Dalail al-Khayrat as much as possible. At the very least, have the audio of your
favourite Qari (reciter) playing loud enough for the baby in the womb to listen to.
Recite abundantly alawt ala-n Nabi (salutations on the Prophet ). Special emphasis on alt Aisha, alt
Al-Tunjn and As-salmu alaikum ayyuha-n Nab wa ramatu-Llhi wa baraktuhu.
When too tired to actively engage in ibda (worship), look at pictures of the blessed Kaba, other holy
sites and sacred relics, and visit the Awliya those who are treading above the earth and resting beneath.
Avoid listening to arm music and watching obscene television programmes.

Supplication during Pregnancy

by the Spiritual Pole of the Age, Al-Habib Abdu-l Qadir al-Saqqaf
O Allah, bless our liege-lord Muhammad and the family of our liege-lord Muhammad. O Allah, protect my baby for as long as it is in my
womb, remove from it all ailments, along with the nation of Your Prophet and Messenger, our liege-lord Muhammad, Allah bless him and
his family, and give them peace. You are the Source of all Healing; there is no cure but from You; [so bestow] a cure that is quick and
leaves no illness behind. O Allah, mould the baby in my womb with a beautiful form and make firm his heart to faith in You and Your
Messenger, Allah bless him and his family, and give them peace.
O Allah, make my babys birth at the appointed time of delivery in ease and safe in both domains. And accept our supplications just as
You accepted the supplications of Your Prophet and Messenger, our liege-lord Muhammad, Allah bless him and his family, and give them
peace. O Allah, protect this child You brought forth from the world of darkness to the world of Light, make him righteous, accomplished,
intelligent and gentle. O Allah, make the child a witness [to Your Oneness], blessed [with Your bounties], learned [in beneficial
knowledge], and a guardian of Your precious Words and preserved Book.
O Allah, lengthen the childs years, strengthen the childs body, and make the child skilled in recitation of the Quran. O Allah, make the
child patient during times of sickness, illnesses, and thirst by the blessing of our liege-lord Muhammad, Allah bless him and his family,
and give them peace, and [by the blessing of] all the Prophets, Messengers, and the Arch Angels. Verily Allah and His angels whelm in
blessings the prophet. O you who believe invoke blessings upon him and give him greetings of Peace. In the end our claim is that all praise be to
Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. Amin!