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Advice for the New Mother
by Sister Fâtima Barakatullâh
The coming of a first new baby is a time of excitement and every Muslim mother-to-be eagerly awaits the arrival of this special gift. It is easy to find the latest advice and useful practical tips and information about what to expect of the early weeks of motherhood on a day to day basis from Western books, but because they are bereft of the guidance of Islam, they contain little advice for Muslim Women when it comes coping spiritually with the coming of a baby. Every baby is different and some first time mothers find things quite easy and smooth. But nearly all will have moments when they struggle to reorganize their lives and many have a very trying time if their baby suffers from colic or has trouble settling down or if the birth was complicated and long. There are many things Muslim women can do to make this time as smooth as possible and increase their Eemân.
Welcome your child in the correct Islamic manner
There are many sunnahs relating to the newborn:
The Adhân being recited to the child soon after the birth so that it is the first thing the child hears.
Tahnîk: rubbing a small piece of softened date or something sweet on the palate of the newborn.
Shaving the hair of the newborn on the seventh day and giving the value of its weight in silver to charity.
Announce the good news of the birth to family and friends and you will see that everyone is happy when they hear of the birth of a new Muslim child! Continue... (http://www.islaam.net/display/display.php?id=667&category=14)
Advice for the New Mother
by Sister Fâtima Barakatullâh
The coming of a first new baby is a time of excitement and every Muslim mother-to-be eagerly awaits the arrival of this special gift. It is easy to find the latest advice and useful practical tips and information about what to expect of the early weeks of motherhood on a day to day basis from Western books, but because they are bereft of the guidance of Islam, they contain little advice for Muslim Women when it comes coping spiritually with the coming of a baby. Every baby is different and some first time mothers find things quite easy and smooth. But nearly all will have moments when they struggle to reorganize their lives and many have a very trying time if their baby suffers from colic or has trouble settling down or if the birth was complicated and long. There are many things Muslim women can do to make this time as smooth as possible and increase their Eemân.
Welcome your child in the correct Islamic manner
There are many sunnahs relating to the newborn:
The Adhân being recited to the child soon after the birth so that it is the first thing the child hears.
Tahnîk: rubbing a small piece of softened date or something sweet on the palate of the newborn.
Shaving the hair of the newborn on the seventh day and giving the value of its weight in silver to charity.
Announce the good news of the birth to family and friends and you will see that everyone is happy when they hear of the birth of a new Muslim child! Continue... (http://www.islaam.net/display/display.php?id=667&category=14)