Her energy fluctuates. Her sleep is disturbed. Tasks that were once effortless become difficult. Her emotions may become more intense, her anxieties more pronou

What makes this even more difficult is that these struggles are often hidden. A broken bone receives sympathy because people can see it. A visible wound receives concern because people can identify it. Pregnancy, however, frequently requires a woman to carry burdens that are largely invisible to those around her. As a result, she may find herself expected to continue functioning as though nothing has changed, despite the fact that nearly every aspect of her physical and emotional state has changed. If she expresses loneliness, exhaustion, fear, or frustration, she is sometimes met not with understanding but with dismissal. Her feelings are explained away, minimized, or interpreted as ingratitude. In some cases, she is made to feel guilty merely for voicing the difficulties she is experiencing. This is neither wisdom nor compassion. A man should not look at a pregnant woman merely as the mother of his future child. Rather, he should recognize that Allāh has entrusted her with one of the most profound responsibilities found within human existence. She has been chosen to carry, nourish, protect, and deliver a soul that Allāh intends to place upon this earth. Through her, another servant of Allāh will emerge into the world. When a man truly understands this, his respect should deepen, his gratitude should increase, and his patience should become greater. He should become more attentive to her emotional state, more considerate of her physical limitations, and more protective of her wellbeing. He should be careful not to burden her unnecessarily, not to neglect her emotional needs, and not to expose her to environments, relationships, or influences that increase her distress during a period in which she is already carrying immense responsibilities. To ask her to simply “be okay,” to center one’s own desires while she is sacrificing so much, to betray her trust during one of the most vulnerable periods of her life, to expose her to unnecessary stress, conflict, or emotional harm, or to treat her struggles as insignificant because countless women have experienced them before her, is to fundamentally misunderstand the reality of what she is carrying. It is a grave failing that reflects a lack of gratitude, empathy, and appreciation for one of the greatest responsibilities Allāh entrusts to a woman. The fact that millions of women have experienced pregnancy before her does not diminish the magnitude of her experience any more than the existence of countless sunrises diminishes the greatness of the sun. Frequency does not erase miraculousness. Rather, the believer understands that some of the greatest signs of Allāh are those that occur so regularly that people forget to marvel at them. Pregnancy is one of those signs. May Allāh grant us eyes that truly reflect, hearts that truly appreciate His blessings, and the sincerity to honour those through whom He brings His creation into existence. Originally forwarded; expanded upon. Source: https://t.me/MarkazAbuHurayrah/1724