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(A question from my dear and respected mother:
Peace be upon you, esteemed teacher. What advice and supplication would you recommend for a pregnant woman who has become very stressed and anxious because of fear of coronavirus? Her spirits have become very low.
For a pregnant woman who is anxious and worried about coronavirus, the supplication of Imam Jaʿfar al-Sadiq (AS) and the invocation «أعوذ بعزه الله و أعوذ بقدره الله...» are recommended. In this supplication, one seeks refuge with God from fearing anyone but Him, and asks Him to make one fear only Him, so that other fears may be overcome.
Alongside the prayers and instructions given in *Tibb-e Mishkat*, we offer this blessed amulet of Imam Ja‘far al-Sadiq, peace be upon him. Whisper it with a present heart and complete trust:
أعوذ بعزه الله و أعوذ بقدره الله و أعوذ بجلال الله و أعوذ بعظمه الله و أعوذ بعفو الله و أعوذ بمغفره الله و أعوذ برحمه الله و أعوذ بسلطان الله الذی هو على کل شیء قدیر* و أعوذ بکرم الله و أعوذ بجمع الله من شر کل جبار عنید و کل شیطان مرید- و شر کل قریب أو بعید أو ضعیف أو شدید و من شر السامه و الهامه و العامه و من شر کل دابه صغیره أو کبیره بلیل أو نهار و من شر فساق العرب و العجم و من شر فسقه الجن و الإنس.
O God, Beloved, and object of my worship, I seek forgiveness from Your holy and exalted presence: instead of fearing You, I feared someone other than You. I became so helpless and overwhelmed; fear of a tiny virus, one of Your own small creations, filled my whole being and robbed me of peace and rest. I want to fear You alone, so that everything in this world that is frightening may fear me—for whoever is with You is joined to a power that is everlasting and without equal.
O my incomparable One! However much I wish to fear You alone, Your tenderness and compassion keep me from being afraid. How beautiful a Lord You are! How boundless Your love and mercy! Praise be to my matchless Lord.
Show me Your kindness and stand between me and every illness. Be a barrier between me and every creature that brings disease. O God, put distance between me and all who and everything that keep me from remembering and invoking You. O God, I love You; welcome me into Your companionship—and all believing men and women as well.