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Once a child is conceived it is important to remember that
this is a trust from God. Although the child is most certainly a blessing, it
is not a possession. He or she has God
given rights that must be fulfilled. Throughout the pregnancy, the expectant
parents must take care to prepare for the new arrival. The mother must take care of herself by
eating the correct food, getting the required amount of rest, and seeking
medical aid when needed. Preparing for
birth also includes remembering God and seeking His aid.
“O my Lord! Grant me from You, a good offspring. You are
indeed the All-Hearer of invocation.” (Quran 3:38)
“It is He Who has created you from a single person (Adam),
and (then) He has created from him his wife Eve, in order that he might enjoy
the pleasure of living with her. When he had sexual relations with her, she
became pregnant and she carried it about lightly. Then when it became heavy,
they both invoked their Lord (saying), “If You give us a child, good in every
aspect, we shall indeed be among the grateful.”
(Quran 7:189)
“Our Lord! Bestow on us from our wives and our offspring the
comfort of our eyes, and make us leaders of the pious.” (Quran 25: 74)
Muslims believe all children are born submitting to God,
this means they are born innately inclined to love and worship God alone. In his traditions, Prophet Muhammad, may God
praise him, made this very clear. He
said that no child is born except on his true nature (Islam) and that his
parents may choose to give him/her a different religion other than submission
to One God.[2]
When a child is born it is a cause for much happiness and
celebration. In Islam there is no
preference for either a male or female child.
Quran says that both the male and the female were created from a single
person (Adam) and that are equal except in terms of piety and righteousness.
“And God said, ‘Oh humankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from
a single person (Adam) and from Him (Adam) He created his wife (Eve), and from
them both He created many men and women.” (Quran 4:1)
Islam was revealed at a time when the Arabs practiced
infanticide and would often bury their female babies alive. This was an
ignorant practice and Prophet Muhammad stated categorically that female
children are a blessing and that raising them to be righteous believers is a
source of great reward.
“And when the news of (the birth of) a female (child) is
brought to any of them, his face becomes dark, and he is filled with inward
grief! He hides himself from the people because of the evil of that whereof he
has been informed. Shall he keep her with dishonour or bury her in the earth?
Certainly, evil is their decision.” (Quran 16:58 & 59)
We have also learned
much about the Islamic view of children from Prophet Muhammad’s beloved wife
Aisha. Traditions narrated by her show
clearly that male children should not be preferred over female children and
that raising daughters is a source of great reward.
A lady along with her two daughters came to me (Aisha) asking for some alms, but she found nothing
with me except one date which I gave to her and she divided it between her two
daughters, and did not eat anything herself, and then she got up and went away.
Then the Prophet came in and I informed him about this story. He said, “Whoever
is put to trial by having to raise daughters and he treats them generously
(with benevolence) then these daughters will act as a shield for him from
Hell-Fire.”[3]
“Whenever a child was born among them, Aisha would not ask
if it were a boy or a girl. Instead she
would ask, ‘Is the child healthy (and without defect)?’ If she was told, ‘Yes,’
she would say, All praise is for Allah, Lord of All the Worlds.’
When the great day arrives, a new life joins the imperfect
world. He is placed into the hands of
his parents and becomes entitled to even more rights. Islam sets out very clearly that there are
ways of welcoming and dealing with infants and children. They are entitled to have their physical and
emotional needs met and they are entitled to being taught how to worship, love
and maintain a connection to God.
Parents, extended families, guardians and the Muslim
community at large have been given a trust, a tiny life completely dependent
upon its caregivers for protection and care.
For many children the world is
immersed in terror. Hunger, pain,
suffering, torture, sexual abuse, and other horrors are the realities of
life. When their small attempts to reach
for comfort are rejected or their cries are silenced God is watching, and
angels are recording.
In part 3 we will discuss the manners of welcoming a newborn
child into the world and Islam.
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