Islam recognizes deceased fetuses as real entities and ensures parents that their deceased babies will have a safe resting place.
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “When a person's child dies, Allah the Most High asks His angels, 'Have you taken out the life of the child of My slave? ' They reply in the affirmative. He then asks, 'Have you taken the fruit of his heart?
When a baby dies while still in the womb, this may also be called fetal loss. A doctor may deliver the baby by giving you medicine to start labour. Or you may have a surgical procedure called D&E (dilation and evacuation). The loss of a baby is devastating and very hard to accept.
(Quran: Surah Az-zumar, 39:Ayah 6). “He makes you in the wombs of your mothers in stages, one after another, in three veils of darkness..” This statement is from Sura 39:6.
For Muslims the period of postnatal seclusion traditionally lasts 40 days. The religious rituals are performed on the 40th day and these include shaving the child's head, as a vaginal birth is considered unclean.
The child's right to be breastfed is affirmed by the Quaran, the source of Islamic law and morality. Quranic verse 2:233 recommends a 2 year period of lactation. According to Islam a nursing mother is entitled to receive compensation from the father for nursing the child.
The imam explains those who follow the Islamic faith believe the soul is separated from the body during death. But the soul lives on and may visit loved ones on the seventh and 40th days after death as well as one year later.
The Qur'ān relates the story of three women who miraculously become pregnant through divine intervention. Pregnancy is a miracle in the case of two of these women because they are barren and in the case of the third because she is a virgin.
Muslims have some very simple rites for welcoming a child. The Muslim call to prayer or adhaan ("God is great, there is no God but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Come to prayer.") are the first words a newborn Muslim baby should hear.
Human Reproduction
23:14. "Then We made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood, then of that clot we made a lump; then We made out of that lump bones and clothed the bones with flesh; the We developed out of it another creature."
Gathering around a fire with a close circle of friends and family can be a beautiful way to say goodbye to your baby. You might want to say some words, play a meaningful song or take a moment of silence. You could also write and then burn a letter to your baby during a fire ceremony, as a private way to say goodbye.
If it is an incomplete miscarriage (where some but not all pregnancy tissue has passed) it will often happen within days, but for a missed miscarriage (where the fetus or embryo has stopped growing but no tissue has passed) it might take as long as three to four weeks.
In more than 1 of every 10 stillbirths, the death was likely caused either by an infection in the fetus or in the placenta, or by a serious infection in the mother. Infections were a more common cause of death in stillbirths before week 24 than in those after. Problems with the umbilical cord.
No proof text says we can be certain that babies who die in infancy will go to heaven.
Begin by praising and glorifying Allah, saying, "Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim." Recite the following dua for safe pregnancy: "Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyyatina qurrata a'yunin wa-j'alna lil-muttaqina imama." Repeat the dua 10 times.
"It wasn't meant to be."
When hearing this phrase during the grief of loss, it can compound feelings that you've done something wrong or that the person believes you're not fit to be a parent.
These words include the name of Allah the Creator and is followed by the Declaration of Faith: “There is no deity but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.” Both of these fundamental pronouncements serve as the pivot around which the life of a Muslim rotates, hence their symbolic significance at birth.
When a baby is born, it is recommended to do tahnik for the baby and to pray for him. It is permissible to name the child on the first day or on the seventh. It is recommended to offer aqiqah. It is sunnah to give adhan into the baby's right ear.
It is Sunnah to perform aqiqah on the seventh day after a child is born. Samurah narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, “The boy is held in pledge by his aqiqah; slaughtering should be done for him on the seventh day, he should be given a name, and his head should be shaved.”
The Islamic Mitoni allows people to celebrate the 7-month of mother's pregnancy with Islamic value. The value of Islam in Mitoni are 1) Worship value, 2) Charitable value, 3) Relationship value, and 4) Belief value.
The agreed upon minimum duration of pregnancy is six months whereas the maximum length was subject to strong disagreement given the lack of any relevant instruction in the Qur'an and the Prophetic tradition.
In the view of Islamic law marriage is pregnant outside of marriage is unlawful, in accordance with the Qur'an the letter Al-Isra which explains the prohibition of approaching adultery, but if studied according to the Compilation of Islamic Law (KHI), pregnant marriage outside marriage is permitted, as long as the ...
"Every soul shall have a taste of death: In the end to us shall you be brought back (Qur'an 29:57)." What is a 'good death' for Muslims? It it when a person is surrounded by family and has an opportunity to reflect on past sins and seek forgiveness.
The general mourning period is three days following the death. Most families will stay together in a family home and receive guests- friends and more distant family coming to express condolences and offer prayers on behalf of the deceased and family.
When the end nears the dying person's breath quickens, the knees become so weak that they cannot move, the nose becomes bent and temples subside. By these signs understand that the person is nearing the end.