Re: C-section
AshKhan, so the question then is, did Maryam read Surah Maryam when she was pregnant? Obviously NOT. Then how is reading Surah Maryam doing what Maryam did when she was pregnant.
Secondly, what Maryam did was worship GOd and ask for HIs help, shouldn’t that be what pregnant women do? I’m not saying that someone should NOT read surah Maryam, I’m just saying that there is no special power in Surah Maryam for pregnant women. The entire Quran has special power for all, not just for pregnant women. By saying that pregnant women should specially read surah Maryam, you are distinguishing one surah from others on false basis.
Next people will start saying that tall people should read such and such surah, fat people should read such and such, short people should read such and such. All fabrications. The whole Quran is special to the whole world. Don’t distinguish parts of the Quran and don’t distinguish its audience.
By the way, the only thing that makes surah Maryam different from other chapters is that it has the highest number of initials in the first verse.