B) This bathing is recommended, provided it does not harm the newborn in any way.

B) This bathing is recommended, provided it does not harm the newborn in any way.(3) C) The act of bathing the newborn is recommended to be done at the time of birth, and it is permissible to delay it for up to three days.(4) D) Some of the early jurists viewed that the ritual bathing of a newborn is obligatory.(5) 3- Reciting Adhan and Iqamah in the Newborn’s ears Here are some following points important in this regard : A) The Adhan must be recited in the right ear of the newborn, and the Iqamah in the left ear.

B) It is stated in some narrations that the time of reciting the Adhan and Iqamah in the ears of the newborn is after hearing it cry, and, in some other narrations it says that it is recommended to be done before the umbilical cord is cut. C) This Islamic tradition indicates that the first sounds a baby hears play an important role in the nature of the child, and which also has many effects on his upbringing and future.

4- Feeding the Newborn for the First Time This means that it is recommended to mix a very small amount of the soil of Karbala with some water from the Euphrates(6) and put in the newborn’s mouth. The reason for doing so is that performing such an act will influence the child’s aspiration to seek truth, justice and love for Ahlul Bayt (a.s.), penetrating in newborn’s soul from the very beginning of his life, as has been mentioned in some traditions.

(7) The recommendation of other things like feeding the baby with rain water, warm water, dates and honey before anything else have also been mentioned in some traditions. Therefore, if possible, it is better to combine and mix honey, dates and some rain water or water from the Euphrates and then given to the baby. (8) This also indicates that the first food given to the newborn, like the first voices the newborn hears, play an effective role in the fate of the child.

5- Choosing a Good Name According to the traditions in Islam, choosing a good name for the newborn is considered as the first benevolent act the family performs for the child. It is imperative that through the guidelines set out by the Leaders of Islam, Muslim families must choose the best names for their children. These statements of guidance are: A) Families can choose any good name for their child.

B) The best names are those which indicate the servitude and relation of a person to his Creator.