Hamila (حامل, meaning pregnant in Arabic) is the complete Islamic pregnancy tracking app for Muslim mothers. It combines health tracking tools (kick counter, contraction timer, weight log) with spiritual features (daily dhikr, pregnancy duas, Surah recommendations) in one beautiful app.

Is Hamila free to download?

Yes, Hamila is completely free to download on iOS and Android. The core pregnancy tracking and Islamic content features are free to use.

What Islamic content does Hamila include?

Hamila includes: daily morning and evening dhikr tailored for pregnancy, over 40 authentic pregnancy duas (with Arabic text, transliteration, and translation), Surah recommendations by trimester (Surah Maryam, Ya-Sin, Al-Ikhlas), Islamic reflections with Quranic verses for each week of pregnancy, and guidance on Islamic birth practices (adhan, tahnik, aqiqah).

Which madhabs does Hamila support?

Hamila supports all four Sunni madhabs: Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali. You can select your madhab during onboarding and change it at any time in settings.

What languages does Hamila support?

Hamila currently supports English, Arabic, and Turkish, with more languages coming soon. All Arabic duas and dhikr include full Arabic text with RTL support.

Does Hamila work offline?

Yes, Hamila has offline-first design. All Islamic content (dhikr, duas, Surah recommendations) is available offline. Health tracking data is queued and syncs when connectivity returns.

What is the best dua to read during pregnancy?

The most beloved duas during pregnancy include: 'Rabbi hab li minas-salihin' (Quran 37:100) — dua for a righteous child; 'Rabbi hab li min ladunka dhurriyyatan tayyibatan' (Quran 3:38) — dua for good offspring; and 'Allahumma yassir wa la tu'assir' — dua for ease in delivery. Hamila includes all of these with Arabic text, transliteration, and translation.

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The Islamic Pregnancy App for Muslim Mothers

Hamila combines trusted week-by-week pregnancy tracking with authentic Islamic guidance, daily duas, and a caring community — so you can navigate every stage of pregnancy with knowledge, sakīnah, and confidence.

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More than a pregnancy tracker — a spiritual companion

Most pregnancy apps focus only on symptoms, kick counts, and appointments. But for Muslim mothers, pregnancy is also a profound act of worship — a time for increased dua, gratitude, and reliance on Allah. Hamila is the first app built with both realities in mind.

Every feature in Hamila is designed with the Muslim mother's full experience in view: practical health tools sit alongside duas for each trimester, Quranic recitation recommendations, and guidance on Islamic birth practices — all in one calm, beautiful app.

Whether you are a first-time mother or welcoming your fourth child, Hamila grows with you — from the dua of conception through to the adhān after birth and the aqīqah celebration beyond.

Everything You Need, in One App

From the first trimester to birth and beyond, Hamila supports every step of your Islamic pregnancy journey.

Week-by-Week Pregnancy Tracking

Follow your baby's development from conception to birth with medically informed weekly updates. Track weight, symptoms, kick counts, and key milestones all in one place — so you always know what's happening and what to expect next.

Duas, Dhikr & Adhkar for Every Stage

Access a curated collection of duas and adhkar drawn from the Quran and Sunnah, organised by trimester and situation — from early pregnancy anxieties and requesting a righteous child, to the final weeks before birth and gratitude after delivery.

Personalised Islamic Birth Plan

Create a birth plan that centres your Islamic values — including your preferences for recitation in the delivery room, adhān after birth, aqīqah planning, and tahnik. Share it with your midwife or birth team with one tap.

Contraction & Labour Timer

Time your contractions accurately with a one-touch interface during labour. The app records duration and frequency automatically, helping you and your care team know when it's time to head to the hospital or birth centre.

Muslim Mothers Community

Join a private, moderated community of Muslim mothers from around the world. Share your journey, ask questions, and find support from women who understand the unique experience of navigating pregnancy with faith at the centre.

Quran, Surahs & Islamic Resources

Access recommended surahs for pregnancy, a complete dua library, and curated Islamic guidance on topics like breastfeeding, naming your child, and post-birth rituals — all sourced from recognised Islamic scholarship.

What to Expect Each Trimester — The Islamic Way

Hamila walks alongside you through all three trimesters, blending medically informed guidance with spiritually grounding Islamic content.

First Trimester

Weeks 1–13 · Settling your heart

The first trimester often brings a mix of joy, fatigue, and uncertainty. Hamila provides week-by-week updates on your baby's rapid early development alongside duas for conceiving a righteous child, seeking protection from harm, and steadying the heart. Morning sickness tips, nutrition guidance, and your first appointment checklist are all here.

Second Trimester

Weeks 14–27 · Building healthy routines

Energy often returns in the second trimester, making it the ideal time to establish healthy habits. Hamila helps you track baby movements, log your growing weight, and build consistent morning and evening adhkar routines. Guidance on halal nutrition, gentle movement, and preparing for the anatomy scan sit alongside weekly spiritual reflections.

Third Trimester

Weeks 28–40 · Preparing for birth and beyond

The final stretch calls for practical preparation and deep tawakkul. Use Hamila's contraction timer when labour begins, finalise your Islamic birth plan, and pack your hospital bag with our tailored checklist. Post-birth guidance covers the adhān, tahnik, aqīqah, and the duas of new parenthood.

"Finally an app that gets me as a Muslim mother — the duas for each stage are exactly what I needed."

— Beta tester, London

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Hamila before you download.

Is Hamila a medical app?

Hamila is a pregnancy tracking and Islamic guidance companion, not a substitute for professional medical care. Always consult your midwife, doctor, or healthcare provider for medical advice. Our health content is informational only.

Who provides the Islamic content in Hamila?

Our duas, dhikr, and Islamic birth-practice content are curated from recognised Islamic sources — primarily the Quran and authenticated hadith — and reviewed for accuracy and clarity before being added to the app.

Can I use Hamila if I am trying to conceive, not yet pregnant?

Yes. Hamila includes duas and guidance for the conception stage, including supplications for a righteous child. You can start using the spiritual features before your pregnancy begins.

Is my personal data secure?

Yes. We take your privacy seriously. Your health data is encrypted and never sold to third parties. You can request full data deletion at any time from your account settings or by contacting us.

Which languages and countries does Hamila support?

Hamila currently supports English with Arabic script for duas and Quranic content. We are actively working on additional language support to serve Muslim mothers across more regions.

Does Hamila support different schools of Islamic thought?

We aim to present content that is widely accepted across the major madhahib, and where opinions differ we note this clearly. Hamila is built to be inclusive of Muslim mothers across different traditions and cultures.

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Wellbeing & Spirituality · 10 min read · 2026-04-14

From Stress to Sabr: How an Islamic Lifestyle Protects Pregnant Women from Overwhelm

Pregnancy and stress have an uncomfortable relationship. Some level of anxiety is normal and even biologically useful, but chronic pregnancy-specific stress is associated with poorer outcomes for both mother and baby. For Muslim women, there is genuinely good news: living an Islamic lifestyle appears to be a measurable protective factor.

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The Research: Islamic Lifestyle and Pregnancy-Specific Stress

A peer-reviewed study investigated the relationship between Islamic lifestyle and pregnancy-specific stress in Muslim women and found a statistically significant negative correlation: higher Islamic lifestyle scores predicted lower pregnancy-specific stress scores.

The variables assessed included regular salah, fasting Sunnah fasts, Quran recitation, charitable giving, modest dress, ethical conduct and community ties.

A complementary scoping review found that faith practices — salah, dhikr, dua, Quran recitation, community participation — significantly reduced perinatal anxiety and depression across studies involving Muslim women in multiple countries. The practices Islam asks of a Muslim are the practices that protect a pregnant woman's mental health.

Salah: Five Built-In Pauses

Five daily prayers impose a rhythmic structure on the day that interrupts stress-accumulation cycles. Each salah begins with Allahu Akbar — a conscious repositioning of perspective.

Research on mindfulness-based stress reduction consistently finds that structured, rhythmic, present-moment practices reduce cortisol and improve emotional regulation. Salah is this practice, multiplied five times daily and anchored in meaning.

Log your morning and evening adhkar after Fajr and Asr in Hamila's Spirit tab to maintain salah-adjacent worship even on difficult days.

Tawakkul: The Psychology of Surrendering Outcomes

Pregnancy is full of things you cannot control — scan results, fetal movements, due dates, birth complications. Tawakkul (complete reliance on Allah after taking reasonable precautions) is, in psychological terms, a form of radical acceptance that research has linked to lower anxiety in populations who hold it as a genuine belief.

The key Islamic distinction: tawakkul is not passivity — you still take your folic acid, attend appointments, use your kick counter, build your birth plan. But you release the outcome to Allah after you have done your part.

Sabr: Reframing Discomfort as Meaningful

Nausea, back pain, sleeplessness, anxiety — the physical discomforts of pregnancy are real. The Islamic concept of sabr (patient perseverance) does not deny this discomfort; it reframes it as meaningful suffering rather than random suffering.

Research on pain tolerance and emotional resilience consistently shows that people endure hardship better when they believe it has a purpose. Muslim women who understand that the difficulty of pregnancy is connected to the immense reward promised to mothers in Islamic tradition are psychologically positioned to endure what others find crushing.

Gratitude as Daily Practice

The Arabic term shukr (gratitude) appears 75 times in the Quran in various forms. Psychological research on gratitude practices consistently links them to reduced depression and anxiety.

After logging your kick counts in the Kick Counter, spend 30 seconds noting one thing you are grateful for about your baby today — a movement, a hiccup, an ultrasound image. Connect clinical tracking to conscious shukr.

Community: The Ummah as a Protective Network

Social isolation is one of the most significant risk factors for perinatal depression and anxiety. The scoping review found that community participation was one of the key protective mechanisms of Islamic practice — belonging to a community that shares your values, celebrates your pregnancy as an act of worship, and will support you postpartum is deeply stabilising.

Hamila's community tab connects you with Muslim mothers at similar stages of pregnancy — a meaningful version of that protective ummah dynamic in digital form.

A Weekly Sabr Check-In

Use these as a brief weekly reflection on Fridays. These questions cost five minutes. The cumulative effect of this kind of reflective practice across a pregnancy is significant.

Which salah was I most present in this week?

What is one pregnancy worry I can consciously place in Allah's hands right now?

What is one aspect of this pregnancy I have not yet thanked Allah for properly?

Who in my community showed up for me this week, and did I acknowledge it?

Questions mothers often ask

How does an Islamic lifestyle help with pregnancy stress?

Research shows a statistically significant negative correlation between Islamic lifestyle scores and pregnancy-specific stress. Regular salah structures the day with mindful pauses, tawakkul provides psychological acceptance of uncontrollable outcomes, sabr reframes discomfort as meaningful, and community participation protects against the isolation that worsens anxiety.

What is tawakkul and how does it help in pregnancy?

Tawakkul is complete reliance on Allah after taking all reasonable precautions. In pregnancy, it means attending appointments, tracking your health and making careful decisions — and then releasing the outcomes to Allah. Research links this kind of radical acceptance to lower anxiety in people who genuinely hold it as a belief.

How can I practise sabr during pregnancy?

Sabr in pregnancy means reframing physical discomforts — nausea, pain, exhaustion — as meaningful experiences connected to the immense reward Allah promises mothers. A weekly reflection on what you endured with patience, combined with daily dhikr and gratitude practice, builds sabr as a practical skill.

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Islamic Pregnancy Guide · 12 min read

The Complete Islamic Pregnancy Guide: Duas, Dhikr & Evidence-Based Self-Care from Conception to Birth

Pregnancy is both a physical transformation and a deeply spiritual journey, especially for Muslim women who want to honour their body, their baby and their faith at every step. This guide brings together Quran-anchored practices, modern medical self-care, and Hamila to support you from the first positive test to the day you hold your baby.