Islamic New Baby Gift Ideas (and What to Say to New Parents)
The Gift Guide · New baby
When a baby arrives in a Muslim family there is a lot to celebrate: the adhan, tahnik, choosing a name, perhaps an aqiqah. The best gifts are the ones the parents keep.
Gifts that keep the memories
A baby book with the Muslim milestones
Most baby books skip the adhan, tahnik, aqiqah, first Ramadan and first Eid. Alhamdulillah My Little Laddu is our own 80 page hardcover from pregnancy to first birthday, with pages for each of those moments.
See the bookA first year book without the Islamic pages
The Smallest Days, the Biggest Love has a page for every month of year one, with woodland watercolours and room for photos.
See the bookA framed name print
The baby's name and date of birth, made to order, to hang in the nursery.
A hand and foot print kit
Simple, personal and inexpensive, and it becomes a keepsake.
For the new parents
A meal delivery or a freezer meal
After a birth, this is often the most useful gift of all.
A comfortable prayer set for new mums
Practical and kind.
A voucher for a cleaner, or a nap
Not glamorous, but loved.
For siblings and grandparents
A small gift for the older child
A new baby can feel big for a toddler. A present for them avoids jealousy.
A letter from the grandparents
A card to open on the baby's 18th birthday grows more precious every year.
Congratulate the parents, welcome the baby by name, and add a dua of your own in your own words.
A little timing note
Many families hold the aqiqah or a small gathering in the first weeks. Visit when invited, bring food, and keep visits short.
Both baby books are our own, so we may be biased, but they are the gifts we wished we had been given.
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