Bism Illah wa as salaamu alaykum wa RahmatUllahi wa Barakatuh.
After a long silence, for which I apologise, I will share a little of what's been going on with me.
During December I was waddling around with a lot of extra weight on me, and went for Umrah where I remembered all of you dear readers in my dua' during tawwaf. Alhamdul'Illah for us being brought together to strive for Allah's pleasure!
Then, by the overwhelming mercy and blessing of Allah, subhaana wa ta'ala, I gave birth to a baby boy on the 4th of January 2013. For those who know or have read previous posts, this pregnancy came completely naturally at the age of 47 after a series of 13 miscarriages and without any drugs, medical assistance, or intervention al hamdu l'Illah. Although it isn't a legal option here in Saudi Arabia, Allah blessed us with a home birth.
Although I am busier, tired, and have a full schedule to manage, I have had draft posts sitting around waiting to be edited and published for you, so stay tuned and please forgive the long hiatus.
Barak Allahu feekum!
AHHH!! MAI!!! Subanallah I am SO happy for you and your little tribe Mashaallah!! Baarakallaahu laka fil-mawhoobi laka, wa shakartal-waahiba, wa balagha 'ashuddahu, wa ruziqta birrahu! AMEEN!
ReplyDeletePlease take it easy, May Allah bless your family immensely, and shower you all with mercy! Allahumma Ameen!
Ma sha Allah!!! SO great to hear from you and even better to hear your news! Mabrook!!! Alhamdulillah everything went well. May Allah bless baby with good health and piety and make him a sadaqah jaariyah for you!
ReplyDeleteAsalaam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu my dearest sister,
ReplyDeleteI am overjoyed for you! Mashaa Allaah you have a knack of making me cry at the mercy of Allaah! It's things like this that really bring home that Allaah can do anything and we just have to keep struggling along making du'aa.....wow. Make Allaah bless you in your family, health and wealth. Umm Tareq
Alhamdulillah. SubhanAllah sister =). I'm so happy for ur joy =). Hope everything is going great for u and ur lovely family InshaAllah =)
ReplyDeletemashaa'allah tabarak allah so happy for you mai!!!!
ReplyDeleteAssalaamu alaikum ukhthi,
ReplyDeleteBarakallahu feeki I am so happy for you. May Allah bless your family and make you among the righteous.
- Anisa
Oh MashAllah. May Allah SWT bless your family with Iman, Health, and Wealth.
ReplyDeleteMa'ashallah. SO happy for you Mai. May Allah bless you and your sweet little boy.
ReplyDeleteMashaAllah dearMai
ReplyDeleteLots of hugs and Duas for u and your family. May ALlah bring joy to your family and make your little boy the coolness of your eyes. Ameen.
Assalaamu alaykum warahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
ReplyDeleteYou know what sister.. I am so truly happy deep in my heart even though I read your blog only a few times. Subhanallah...I sometimes think of you sister. I pray that may Allah bless and protect you and your family.
Asalaamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!
ReplyDeleteAwww Mai I am SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!! That is absolutely wonderful news! Allahuma please guide us and our familes, protect us and our children, and let us die as true muslims who have correct belief in ash-hadu an-laa-ilaha-ilallah!!!! Ameen! So! Does this mean you gave birth unasissted? (Except by Allah's assistance?)
Wa alaykum us salaam wa rahmaatullahi wa barakatuh!
DeleteAmeen, thumma Ameen to your dua and jazaakIllahu khayr!
Yes, I will write a post about having a baby in Madinah inshaa Allah on my other blog, but in a nutshell, I was meant to have the baby in the hospital and planned to wait until it was close to the time so there would not be any interference with a natural birth. I went into labor on the Thursday night, and by fajr the contractions were very strong. Hubby told the girls to take their ghusl for jumu'ah, thinking I'd deliver around noon time. I was waiting for them to come out of the bathroom, by then really writhing in pain, and once they were out I went in, thinking I'd better go before we left for the hospital. As soon as I squatted down to get through a contraction, the head crowned and out popped the baby - just like that. Of course, I had bolted the door and so when I shouted for hubby, he had to break the door down. Needless to say, he just stood there shocked. We had to go to the hospital just as I was, with the baby out and the placenta still in so that we wouldn't have any problems with the hospital to get our papers for the birth certificate. A real escapade I must say, and truly so simple and easy with Allah's blessings and mercy. Al hamdulIllahi Rabbil aal ameen!
My thanks and appreciation to all my dear sisters who have wished us well and made such beautiful dua' for us. May Allah bless you with more than you have wished for us and I love you all truly for His sake.
ReplyDeleteBarak Allahu feekunna!
MASHALLAH! I love your story! There is only one lady who I have found who purposley gave birth unassisted (in riyadh I believe) and she had to jump through hoops to get her daughter's birth certificate (but she was expecting it, it wasn't a shock). Did the hospital go insane and do a million tests on you and your baby, or were they calm? Btw im Alabaster muslim lol
ReplyDeleteYes, I read her story on Saudi Natural Birth Stories blog. I was even thinking of sending my story in, maashaa Allah.
ReplyDeleteAs for us, my husband called the doctor and asked her what we should do. She told us to come there immediately with everything, and that's where we ended up being okay. They took it calmly, particularly as the baby was fine and I still had the placenta inside, so there was no question of foul play. They only did blood tests on the baby and I as the routine procedure. The key was to go there in a mess, with everything there for them to see. The sister in Riyadh cut the cord, cleaned and dressed the baby and had a shower herself, before going to the hospital. That is where they ended up in a problem, because then the hospital cannot testify to the baby being hers and DNA testing, etc. must be done.
It is ironic, because we kept saying we would be better off having an "accidental" home birth after our experiences searching for a hospital to honor our wishes. I also had these daydreams that I'd go to the bathroom and have the baby. Never would we have imagined that it would actually happen!
MashaAllah sister :) What a beautiful story and what beautiful news :) May Allah bless your baby and your family and protect you always! And may He reward you for your insprirational posts. Ameen :)
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As Salam Alaikum my dear Maya!, mashallah mashallah for the wonderful blessing! I am so happy for you! I have been so busy with my little guy, 18 months now mashallah, I have not had a moment to myself to check the blo
ReplyDelete(Cont) I wish you and your family all the best!!
ReplyDeleteAsalaamu Alaikum waRahmatulahi wabaarakatu, hayyakillaah yaa ukhti fillah. It was really nice meeting you at the Kansas city conference.
ReplyDeleteYour sister in islam
Your sister from Oklahoma [smiles]
Wa alaykum us salaam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh! Maashaa Allah, glad you made it here so soon after the conference. I, too, enjoyed meeting you and our conversations al hamdul'Illah.
DeleteInshaa Allah if you want to keep in touch, drop me an e-mail at madinahnaseeha@gmail.com and we can keep in touch...after all, we are neighbors!
Much love, fee sabeel Illah.
Assalamu alaikum sis Mai. I remember reading this awhile back from your recent comment about your one year old and was smiling and making dua for your family and completely forgot to leave a comment! Congrats!! May Allah make him amongst the most beloved, ameen.
ReplyDeleteWa alaykum ussalaam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh Em Hamzah.
DeleteJazaakIllahu khayr...and ameen to your du'a!