About
F a t i m a

‏اَلسَلامُ عَلَيْكُم وَرَحْمَةُ اَللهِ وَبَرَكاتُهُ‎

My name is Fatimah, also known as Sunnah Birth Guide. I am a birthkeeper/homebirth doula, childbirth educator, homemaker, and wife. I guide and support Muslimaat to give birth at home with knowledge, patience, gratitude, and tawakkul — returning birth to its natural, undisturbed, and fitri place. I am a revert from America. Allah guided me to Islam and upon Salafiyyah, Alhamdulilaah, after many years of truth seeking.

I am an aspiring ṭālibat al-‘ilm, currently studying ‘Aqeedah, Fiqh, Hadith, Tafsir, Usul al-Fiqh, Arabic, and Tajweed.

My passion for birth began years ago. I was already living a holistic lifestyle outside of the Western allopathic medical industrial system, but when I discovered homebirth and freebirth, everything shifted. I became deeply drawn to the truth, beauty, and simplicity of birth as Allah designed it, and birth as an act of worship and a way to embody tawheed and purification of the soul.

In 2021, I enrolled in a birth keeper school and studied there for 12 weeks. I went on to complete additional trainings and continued my education independently through books and study. I am deeply committed to returning birth back into the home, which I believe to be the optimal, traditional, and fitri way for women to give birth. Because all of the birth education today is secular, my intention is to create traditional Islamic pregnancy and birth education and support.

I am not “anti-medicine” or “anti medical help.” I believe in discernment and following the middle path. Birth is not inherently a medical event, should not take place in hospitals by default, and should not be medically managed unless there is a true need.

The home is a virtuous place for the Muslim woman — it is her sanctuary. A woman worships Allah best in her home, and it is my belief and opinion that birth does not require a woman to leave it. In fact, leaving the home is often the first intervention that introduces unnecessary risk. Remaining at home protects birth by providing the environment it needs to unfold naturally, as Allah designed.

My approach and teachings are guided by my signature Fitrah Way Method™.

The fitrah is the innate disposition upon which Allah created us — tawheed. I believe true birth preparation is the preparation of the heart and mind through knowing Allah, because the body itself was already created perfectly for birth.

Birth is an involuntary act which our bodies were already designed to do by Allah. It unfolds most optimally through submission, stillness, and closeness to Allah. Through tawakkul, sabr, and shukr, a woman can experience birth as an act of worship, following the way of the Sahabiyyat.

I love mountains, nature, birth, animals, creating nourishing meals from whole ancestral foods, seeking ‘ilm, and living a simple life centered around worship, learning, and the home.

I believe at the heart of birth is trust, and birth can be a means to bring us closer to Allah 'azzawajal through strengthening our knowledge and love of Him, seeking His aid, relying upon Him fully, and seeking our reward with Him through the correct intention and cultivating patience, trust, and gratitude.

The foundation of my work as a birthkeeper/homebirth doula/birth educator is to share what I know to be true about birth, which is that both pregnancy and birth are deeply spiritual and transformative, and perfectly organic, natural physiological processes that we (women) are innately capable of and designed for.

In addition to my educational content here, I have created my signature course:

Childbirth with Tawakkul: The Fitrah Way™ — a comprehensive Islamic childbirth education program for the Muslimah who wants to approach pregnancy, birth, and motherhood with clarity, responsibility, and reliance upon Allah.

This course covers homebirth and freebirth, self-directed prenatal care, nutrition and foundational health, understanding variations of normal and true emergencies, physiological birth, newborn care, breastfeeding, postpartum healing, and the role of the husband — all taught through the lens of tawheed, spiritual purification, and attachment to Allah. Birth is approached as ‘ibadah, not as a medical event.

I also offer private 1:1 freebirth and homebirth coaching and doula support, both virtually and in person, for sisters who desire individualized guidance and support throughout their journey.

In addition, I offer several masterclasses, including:

• Breastfeeding: The Fitrah Way Masterclass

• Physiological Natural Birth Mini Course

• Transforming Fear and Pain into Wisdom and Trust Masterclass

Alhamdulilaah, I have worked with many sisters from around the world to give birth at home and have peaceful, blissful births. Many sisters have benefitted from my courses and lessons.

As a Birthkeeper / homebirth doula, I am not a licensed medical professional. And that distinction is intentional.

To keep something is to protect it from distortion, to preserve its purity, and to stand as a witness to the truth of what Allah has created.

A Birthkeeper does not manage birth. She does not control it. She does not claim ownership over it.

She keeps the space in remembrance of Allah, upholding the sanctity of the process He designed.

Being a Birthkeeper means:

• guarding the fitrah of birth from medicalization, fear, and unnecessary intervention

• preserving the wisdom of women’s bodies as Allah created them — complete, capable, and purposeful

• keeping the amānah of supporting a woman with rifq (gentleness), sabr (patience), and tawakkul (reliance upon Allah)

• remembering that birth is not an event to be managed, but an act of worship unfolding under the gaze of the Creator

The word "keeper" also speaks to stewardship. A Birthkeeper is not a doctor, nurse, or licensed midwife. She does not diagnose, intervene, or perform clinical procedures. She is a woman who has chosen to guard the sanctity of birth in its most natural form — undisturbed, wholesome, traditional, and rooted in trust.

My work is not about managing birth as a medical event. It is about protecting the space, holding presence, and supporting the mother as birth unfolds according to the design of Allah. Today, birth is often treated as an emergency by default — something to be controlled, surveilled, and managed. The role of the Birthkeeper stands in quiet contrast. I do not intervene. I do not direct outcomes. I do not replace medical care when it is truly needed.

I support the mother and baby in the home, protecting the integrity of physiological birth and breastfeeding, and honoring the way women birthed for generations before industrialization.

In this way, the Birthkeeper serves as a bridge — reminding us of how our foremothers gave birth, and offering women today a path back to birth as natural, dignified, and spiritually grounded.

A Birthkeeper does not “deliver” a baby- the support a birthkeeper provides teaches the mother that she births her own baby. She does not hold authority over the mother. She does not claim control over outcomes. She guards the space so the mother may lean fully into tawakkul, relying upon Allah alone, and experience birth with patience, trust, and gratitude. A Birthkeeper acknowledges the existence of medical care without making it the center of birth.

In the truest sense, she is a witness — to birth as it was always meant to be: natural, dignified, and filled with remembrance of the One who creates life.

A Birthkeeper helps the mother:

• understand the physiology of undisturbed birth

• prepare mentally, emotionally, and spiritually

• dismantle fear and conditioning around birth

• learn what is normal vs. what is concerning

• prepare her home environment for birth

• gather practical supplies (without excess or fear-based gear)

• build confidence in her body and decision-making

• strengthen her tawakkul and connection to Allah

• help to prepare her husband for his role as qawwam and protector

This preparation is not clinical.

It is educational, emotional, and spiritual.

During labor, a Birthkeeper:

• remains calm and grounded

• protects the environment from disturbance

• maintains quiet, privacy, and stillness

• helps regulate the nervous system through reassurance and presence

• encourages instinctive movement and rest

• reminds the mother to return inward, to dhikr, breath, and surrender

• supports hydration, nourishment, and comfort

• assists with practical needs (warmth, positioning support, water, towels, etc.)

• witnesses birth without directing or managing it and respects the mothers privacy and hayaa

She does not:

✘ check cervixes

✘ monitor vitals

✘ diagnose complications

✘ perform procedures

Her role is presence, not control.

After the baby is born, a Birthkeeper:

• supports uninterrupted bonding

• protects the golden hour

• assists with warmth, comfort, and nourishment

• supports natural breastfeeding initiation

• helps create a peaceful postpartum atmosphere

• reminds the mother to rest and be cared for

• supports the emotional transition gently

A Birthkeeper is not:

• a medical professional

• a replacement for emergency care

• a controller of outcomes

• a director of birth

• a decision-maker for the mother

She is a supporter, witness, and steward.

At its core, a Birthkeeper:

• trusts Allah’s design of birth

• trusts the woman

• protects the environment birth needs

• maintains presence instead of intervention

• supports surrender instead of control

She helps birth remain what it was always meant to be:

natural, dignified, and rooted in remembrance of Allah.

My Approach

My approach as a Birth Keeper is not simply about birth, it is about iman, the heart, tawakkul, and correct knowledge and understanding of how natural birth actually works and how to best support it at home.

In today’s world of confusion, endless opinions, and overwhelming information, what women need most is not another technique or checklist, but to be firmly grounded in their ʿaqeedah, their iman, and their trust in Allah. They also need correct information and knowledge on how physiological natural birth works and how to best support it.

Birth preparation is, at its core, spiritual. The body already knows how to give birth, Allah has written this knowledge into our very design. What often stands in the way is not the body, but the mind and the heart. Fear, doubt, and worldly conditioning cloud what is natural and pure. Birth is a natural process, however, because we live in a time where there is so much confusion and fitan, birth education as become necessary - and true knowledge of natural, physiological birth is needed now more than ever as we are seeing the most medical intervention and birth trauma ever before. This is what I provide for sisters and families, by the permission of Allah.

As a birth keeper, I focus on preparing the heart with sabr, shukr, tawakkul, and rifq: patience, gratitude, trust, and gentleness. I guide women to detach from the noise of the dunya and to return to clarity: remembering that birth is an act of worship, a sign of Allah’s power, and a moment where reliance upon Him becomes deeply lived.

I do not approach birth with the lens of the medical system or the trends of the wellness industry. My path is rooted in the Qur’an, Sunnah, and the understanding of the Salaf, combined with the timeless, traditional ways of women who safeguarded birth and wellness for generations.

Alhamdulilaah, Allah guided me to Islam on April 2nd, 2022- the night before Ramadan began.

After years of seeking truth, He blessed me with guidance to the Qur’an and Sunnah, upon the understanding of the Salaf as-Saliheen.

I am now a student studying Aqeedah, Fiqh, Seerah, Tafseer, Usool al-Fiqh, and Hadith.
I am also studying Arabic and Tajweed.

‘Ilm (knowledge) and birth are the two most beloved subjects to me in this dunya. For me, they are connected: the more I seek knowledge, the more I understand birth- and the more I study birth, the more I see the wisdom of Allah in His creation.

Islam is a complete way of life. Birth is part of that life for us as women, and part of what our fitrah prepares us for.

The more I understand my Deen, the more I recognize birth as it truly is: an act of worship.

• Birth calls us to embody sabr, tawakkul, and tawheed.

• Birth is not separate from Islam, but a sacred moment in the journey of a Muslimah.

• Pregnancy and birth are times for dhikr, tadabbur of Qur’an, tawbah, and humility before Allah.

• Pain and fear in birth are not punishments — they are a mercy from Allah, a means to soften the heart and draw closer to Him.

My approach weaves together the science of birth physiology with the wisdom of Qur’an and Sunnah upon the way of the Salaf.

I don’t offer medical care or clinical advice.

My role is:

• To walk beside you.

• To remind you of your strength, your fitrah, and the mercy of Allah.

• To protect your birth as a spiritual event, not a medical one.

Barakallahu feekum for being here and learning with me.

May Allah make your birth easy, reward your patience, and grant you closeness to Him.

With love
Fatima Zorah
@sunnahbirthguide