The First Nine Months

Invocations Supplications for a Blessed Pregnancy and a Smooth Delivery

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Intention upon Confirmation of Pregnancy
My Lord, indeed I have pledged to You what is in my womb,
consecrated [for Your service], so accept this from me. Indeed, You are
the Hearing, the Knowing.
And I have named her Mary, and I seek refuge for her in You and [for]
her descendants from Satan, the expelled [from the mercy of Allah].
So her Lord accepted her with good acceptance and caused her to
grow in a good manner and put her in the care of Zechariah.
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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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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)
Guide us upon the straight path.
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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
arqatu-l Arsiyyatu-l Qdiriyyah Worldwide Association (Singapore) www.taqwa.sg

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!