Our religious tradition places great emphasis on the importance of familial relationships. Cultivating kind and loving connections with family members is not only rewarded but is a fundamental aspect of our faith. While family dynamics can be complex, the wisdom from the Quran, the Prophet (pbuh&hf), and his infallible family (pbut) provides clear guidance on how to navigate and....
Read More »Parenting and Training of Children in a Right Way
The duty of every parent is to teach, guide and produce required changes in their child.
Read More »Religious Training of Children
Parents have been given the noble duty of guiding the future generation. It is their task to ensure that their children get a sound religious education. In this they are carrying on the work of the Prophets, who guided the...
Read More »The Best Nutrition for the Child, An Islamic Perspective
The mother’s milk is the best and complete food for the child. In many ways it can be preferred over the other food products available for them, like: the milk of cow, goat or commercially branded milk foods.....
Read More »How Should We Talk to Our Children about Pornography?
No matter how much we bubble up our children, and put proxies or parental control software programs, we will still have big issues on our hand once our child is away from our...
Read More »The Status of Mothers in Islam
In glorifying the position of a mother, Islam has not confined itself to advice, injunctions and a series of verbal counsels, but as a legislator, it has also regarded the command and prohibition by a mother as...
Read More »The Child, the Radio and Television
The radio, television and cinema are very useful inventions. They can be very good tools for training and education. The tenets of faith and moral values can be propagated through these media....
Read More »The Child and the Religious Duties
It is true that the boys attain the age of responsibility (Baligh) at fifteen and the girls at age nine. This is the age when the juridical norms become mandatory for...
Read More »The Islamic Approach to Pious Parenting
This article has been developed through the contents of a lecture delivered by Shaykh Saleem Bhimji in Edmonton, Alberta in 2011 to mark the martyrdom of the sons of...
Read More »The Islamic Approach to Pious Parenting
It is not simply enough to “make children” – rather to be considered as a parent – be it a mother or father – one must rise to the occasions and ensure that their children have had all aspects of their lives taken care of...
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