Download or read book Teach your child Islam Iman and Ihsan written by Dr Abdul Qader Ismail and published by Abdul Qader Ismail. This book was released on 2022-06-16 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today’s secular world, how can we, as parents of young children, impart upon them the same love for Allah and His Prophet that our parents gifted us, that will help nurture them to be practicing Muslims and good people? This book is meant to serve as a resource for parents, to teach our children basic aspects of our faith. It will also help us delve deeper, so our children gain an understanding of the Divine Wisdom behind these tenants and the everyday things we say and do. There are over 50 short chapters, including: · Allah – the One, True God · What did the Prophet (peace be upon him) look like? · Qur’an – the final Revelation · How should we spend our time? · Learning to control our anger · How should we treat our neighbours? · How important is it to tell the truth? · Mash’Allah – being happy for others and not feeling jealous · What will happen to good Muslims after they die? Each chapter is written in easy to understand English, with questions and activities to help enhance reflection and understanding.
Download or read book Teach your child Islam Iman and Ihsan written by Dr Abdul Qader Ismail and published by Abdul Qader Ismail. This book was released on 2022-06-16 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today’s secular world, how can we, as parents of young children, impart upon them the same love for Allah and His Prophet that our parents gifted us, that will help nurture them to be practicing Muslims and good people? This book is meant to serve as a resource for parents, to teach our children basic aspects of our faith. It will also help us delve deeper, so our children gain an understanding of the Divine Wisdom behind these tenants and the everyday things we say and do. There are over 50 short chapters, including: · Allah – the One, True God · What did the Prophet (peace be upon him) look like? · Qur’an – the final Revelation · How should we spend our time? · Learning to control our anger · How should we treat our neighbours? · How important is it to tell the truth? · Mash’Allah – being happy for others and not feeling jealous · What will happen to good Muslims after they die? Each chapter is written in easy to understand English, with questions and activities to help enhance reflection and understanding.
Download or read book Teach Your Child Salah written by Zakeeya Ali and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to instruct your child to pray without bringing a negative connotation to salah, is a question many parents ask. The book, Teach Your Child Salah and Make It Stick! is a Muslim parent's must-have read. It is written by a parent of six who shares her approach of teaching salah to her own children. You’ll find tips on how to get your child more motivated to pray from a veteran and experienced parent of many kids. In This Book You Will Learn: - Valuable advice on what works and what doesn't when teaching your child salah. - How to teach salah to your child with love and understanding for younger and older kids. - 25 Ways to teach your child to perform salah with more success inshallah! This book is not about the fiqh (method) of teaching a child to make salah, rather it is a manual to assist a parent on how they can instruct and motivate their child to pray more effectively.
Download or read book My First Book on Hadith written by The Sincere Seeker Collection and published by The Sincere Seeker. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As parents, we must raise our children in the Islamic Faith. This requires us to introduce our children to our beloved Prophet Muhammad PBUH, the role model that Allah sent down for us to emulate and follow so that we will succeed in this world and the next. He has the best manners and character, and we should learn from him and love him. But simply loving our Prophet is not enough. We must actually live the lifestyle that our beloved Prophet teaches us. ★ My First Book on Hadith for Kids ★ introduces Prophet Muhammad PBUH and his teachings in an easy, fun, and educational way so our kids develop and are instilled with love for our Prophet and learn to live the way he teaches us to live. This book shares various Hadiths of our Prophet, ranging from a Hadith on good manners and remembering Allah to a Hadith on the etiquette of eating, sleeping, and hygiene. Every concept this book teaches contains colorful images to help your child understand and appreciate what they need to learn! Chapters and topics of this book include Who is Prophet Muhammad? What is the Holy Quran? What is Hadith? What is Sunnah? Sincerity& showing off Good manners and good character Being good to your parents Remembering Allah Greeting others with ‘Assalamu Alaikum’ Smiling to others Honoring guests Being grateful and saying thank you Being generous to others Wanting good for others Helping others Etiquette of eating Sunnah of sleeping Importance of good personal hygiene ♥♥ About The Sincere Seeker Kids Collection ♥♥ The most significant and longest-lasting inheritance you can gift your child as a parent is a proper Islamic upbringing and knowledge of Islam. As a parent, you must teach your children about Allah (God), the Holy Quran, the religion and lifestyle of Islam, and about Prophet Muhammad; peace be upon him. Every parent must instill an interest and love for Islam in their children at an early age, so they are raised with an Islamic mindset and lifestyle. Every household should set time aside each day to develop and grow their child's connection with Allah and nourish their souls. Just like our physical bodies need food and water to grow and be nourished, we need the Guidance of Allah and the recitation of the Holy Quran to enrich, nourish and give life to our souls. The Sincere Seeker Kids Collection is designed to introduce and teach your children the essentials they need to know about Allah (God), the Holy Quran, Islam, Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him, Hadith for kids, the Five Pillars of Islam, the six articles of faith in Islam, and more in an easy, fun and educational way. The love of Allah is already instilled in our children's hearts, and it is our duty as parents to help develop, nurture and sustain that love and bond at an early age. A fun way to introduce these concepts to your children is by reading to them and encouraging them to read. Nothing beats sitting with your children and bonding with them with beneficial and interesting concepts of Islam and the Holy Quran. Every page in each book of the collection introduces a topic with delightful, colorful illustrations to help your children understand and appreciate each component of Islam. The Sincere Seeker's Islamic Online Bookstore contains some of Amazon's best-selling Islamic books for adults, kids, and new converts to the Islamic Religion. These Muslim books make great Eid gift books and Ramadan books for kids. The collection includes Quran books, Hadith books, goodnight stories from the Quran for kids, Islamic stories for children, Ramadan books for kids, Prophet's stories for kids, Islamic board books, Islamic books for babies, Islamic preschool books, Islamic books for toddlers, Quran for kids, books for new converts, & more!
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Download or read book My Allah Teaches Me written by The Sincere Seeker Collection and published by The Sincere Seeker. This book was released on 2022-05-29 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ♥ Children are given in trust to parents by Allah (God). They are a precious gift. Parents are responsible for their upbringing and will be held accountable on the Day of Judgment. Proper upbringing entails the teaching of Islam and an introduction to Allah (God) at an early age to develop their Islamic worldview with all its virtues. A fun way to start introducing Allah to your children is by reading to them and, in turn, encouraging them to read. ★My Allah Teaches Me★ byThe Sincere Seeker Kids Collectionteaches Muslim children who Allah, our Creator is while introducing His Attributes in a fun and engaging way. This book demonstrates God's Love and Mercy to children to grow up to love and be more conscious of Him.
Download or read book Islamic Book For Kids 3 8 Yrs written by Dreaming Jannah Publishing and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-06-26 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teach Your Children About The Basic Of Islam From Their Early Childhood And Make them Pious. When a man dies, his acts come to an end, but three, recurring charity, or knowledge (by which people) benefit, or a pious child, who prays for him (for the deceased)will continue. Sahih Muslim 1631 Your Muslim kids will learn the Arabic alphabet, numbers which will help them to learn the Quran easily. By learning the Arabic months, days, and seasons they can understand shortly the history of each month and day. They can also understand the Muslim festival, fasting, and special dua. By Reading This Book Your Kids Will Learn: Arabic Alphabet, numbers, Seasons, Months, Days. About Allah And His(SWT) Books. Pillars Of Islam, Pillars Of Faith. Wudu And Salat. Prophet Muhammad (sm) and his Sunnah. Other Prophet. Khalifas, Great Imams And holy Mosque of Islam. Muslim Festival(Eid Ul Fitr and Eid Ul Adha). Surah Fatiha and Small Dua for Child. Jannat and Jahannam. The Prophet, peace, and blessings be upon him, said, "The best of you are those who learn the Quran and teach it." Make your kids(Muslim Girl or Muslim Boy) religious By ordering this "Islamic Book For Kids" Now! PS: Let us know which part of this book you like most we will write the details of this part in our next Islamic Book Collections Inshaallah.
Download or read book My Very First Duas from the Holy Quran written by The Sincere Seeker Collection and published by The Sincere Seeker Collection. This book was released on 2020-09-16 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dua (prayer of supplications to Allah) should be a habit in every Muslim’s day-to-day affairs so they can talk to Allah consistently and build a healthy relationship with Him. Dua prayer is a believer’s most powerful weapon, and remembering Allah (God) often is an act that draws one closer to his Creator; through praising Him, reflecting on His attributes, and seeking His forgiveness. Reciting Islamic dua in a daily routine is one of the most beautiful ways of remembering Allah SWT. Through praising Him, reflecting on His attributes, and seeking His forgiveness, we can build a strong relationship with Allah. As parents, our goal should be to raise children who think and converse with Allah often, so they can grow up with a healthy Islamic mindset.
Download or read book Getting to Know Love Islam written by The Sincere Seeker Collection and published by The Sincere Seeker Collection. This book was released on 2020-07 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The love of Allah is already instilled in our children’s hearts, and it is our duty as parents to help nurture and sustain that love. We must teach our children at an early stage what Islam is, who our Creator is, and what the Holy Quran is, so they can develop a strong and loving bond for them, making it easier for them to grow up with a healthy Islamic mindset and lifestyle. Getting to Know & Love Islamchildren’s bookaims to introduce the basics of Islam to kids in an easy, fun, and educational way. Every page introduces a vital component of Islam, along with an illustration for your child to better understand & appreciate. This is one of the best Islamic Children's books on Amazon!
Download or read book My Islam Taught Me My Good Manners written by The Sincere Seeker Collection and published by The Sincere Seeker Collection. This book was released on 2023-01-14 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our children are precious gifts given to us by Allah. He entrusts us with their care and upbringing. An essential part of our responsibility as parents is to teach our children good manners and character. Islam strongly emphasizes them as integral to the faith. Just as a Muslim child should be taught ritual acts of worship to Allah, they should also be taught good manners and etiquette at an early age until it becomes second nature. Learning manners should be taught even before learning other forms of knowledge. Every household should set aside time to build and grow their children's manners and etiquette. Our Prophet Muhammad PBUH stated: The most complete of the believers in faith is the one with the best character among them. A fun way to teach children good manners is by reading about how to obtain them. ❤️❤️ My Islam Taught Me My Good Manners ❤️❤️ children's book teaches your children twenty-three good behavior practices from the teachings of the Holy Quran and Hadith. Every page of this cute and educational book introduces a good behavioral practice with delightful, colorful illustrations that your children will understand and appreciate! This kid's book on manners includes the following good character practices: Treating others the way you want to be treated Obeying and helping parents Being kind to animals Forgiving others and not holding grudges Speaking kindly and using their indoor voice Keeping promises and not breaking them. Being patient and not losing their cool and getting angry Giving and sharing with others, especially those in need Being honest and never cheating Always being grateful to Allah and thanking Him and others and more!
Download or read book Rayan s Adventure Learning the Five Pillars of Islam written by The Sincere Seeker and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Religion of Islam is based upon Five Primary Foundations or Pillars. Just as a building or a bridge would lack stability without strong pillars, a Muslim's relationship with Allah, his God, would lack a focus and a secure connection without the observance of and adherence to these fundamental Five Pillars. These Five Pillars or religious duties are mandatory. Every Muslim must follow and practice them with the utmost devotion. Failure to comply and practice any of these dictates can be considered the commission of serious sin, some resulting even in the expulsion of a believer from the fold and faith of Islam. Like the Ten Commandments of the Jewish and Christian faiths, these Pillars provide a spiritual foundation and a framework to guide a Muslim's life. Fulfillment of these Five Pillars provides blessings and rewards for those who follow them in both this life and the next. These Pillars help Muslims establish a closer relationship with their Creator and build a spiritual connection with Him. A faithful Muslim prioritizes these Pillars over all worldly matters, principles, or regulations in their lives, as they form the foundation and starting point for all other good deeds and acts of worship to their Creator. ?? Rayan Travels the World to Learn the Five Pillars of Islam ?? An Islamic Book That Teaches Children about the Five Pillars of Islam, by The Sincere Seeker Kids Collection, teaches Muslim kids the basic foundations of Islam in a fun, easy, and engaging way. It is presented in the form of a story about Rayan, who embarks on a journey worldwide with a wise white owl to learn about the Five Pillars of Islam in a unique and fun way.
Download or read book Teach Your Children the Essential Knowledge of Islam written by Omer Sulayman and published by . This book was released on 2022-08-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a great children's book about the absolutely must know knowledge of Islam. This book is important for all Muslim families who strive to raise their children based on the Qur'an and Authentic Sunnah as understood by the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. The question comes to mind: How to teach children Islam? This book is the answer. It covers the full range of authentic Islamic knowledge. It answers your child's questions about Allah, about this world, about heaven, earth, mountain and all the matters of the unseen. This book consists of 33 lessons that all children must know to live a successful life in this world and the Hereafter. You will develop a lovely relationship with your children as you happily teach them these important lessons and thereby fulfill your responsibility as a parent.
Download or read book written by The Sincere Seeker Collection and published by The Sincere Seeker Collection. This book was released on 2021-08-09 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: إن الصلاة المفروضة هي من أهم أركان الإسلام، وهي أول ما يسألنا الله عنه يوم القيامة. من واجبنا كآباء أن نعلم أطفالنا الصلاة التي نتواصل فيها مع خالقنا خمس مرات في اليوم. يجب أن نبدأ في تعليم أطفالنا منذ سن السابعة، كما أمرنا نبينا محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم، وذلك من خلال خلق جو إيجابي يشجع أبناءنا على الصلاة حتى تكون عادة لديهم. يأخذنا كتاب ★★ رحلة زيد الصغير لإقامة الصلاة ★★ في رحلة زيد للتعرف على الصلاة الإسلامية. يشارك زيد قصة رحلته الأولى إلى المسجد المحلي مع والده، كما يشارك قصة انتقاله من الصلاة مرة واحدة في اليوم إلى الالتزام بالصلاة خمس مرات في اليوم. في هذا الكتاب الإسلامي القصير عن الصلاة، يتعلم زيد ويعلمك - ما هي الصلاة؟ - ما هو الغرض من الصلاة؟ - لماذا يصلي المسلمون خمس مرات في اليوم؟ - كيفية الوضوء. - كيفية أداء الصلاة خطوة بخطوة والمزيد! إن أفضل طريقة لتعليم طفلك هو أن تعلمه باستخدام قصة صغيرة جميلة ترويها له والتي تحتوي على رسوم توضيحية ملونة ليحب الأطفال الكتاب وليستمعوا إلى القصة باهتمام وتفاعل. تضمن لك قصة رحلة زيد إلى الصلاة تعليم أطفالك عن الصلاة، وحثهم عليها، وتشجيعهم على حبها والتشوق إليها والتواصل مع خالقهم. احصل على نسختك من كتاب الصلاة اللطيف مع سجادة صلاة للأطفال حتى يتمكنوا من تعلم الصلاة! The Islamic Ritualized Prayer is one of the most important pillars of Islam and will be the first thing we'll be questioned about on the Day of Judgement. It is our duty as parents to teach our kids about the Salah Prayer-- in which we connect with our Creator five times a day. We must start teaching our children as early as seven years old as we were instructed by our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, by creating a positive atmosphere that encourages our child to pray and forming a habit. ★★ Little Zaid's Journey to Salah ★★ takes us on Zaid's Salah journey to how he was introduced to the Islamic Ritualized Namaz Prayer. Zaid shares the story of his first trip to his local Masjid (Mosque) with his dad and shares the story of how he went from praying once a day to five times a day.
Download or read book Getting to know Allah Our Creator written by The Sincere Seeker Collection and published by The Sincere Seeker Collection. This book was released on 2020-04-20 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ♥ Children are a trust given to parents by Allah (God) as much as they are a precious gift. Parents are responsible for the care & upbringing of their children. Parents will be held accountable on the Day of Judgement for how they raised their children. With proper upbringing must come the teaching of Islam and the introduction to who Allah (God) is at an early age so they can develop their Islamic worldview and virtues. A fun way to start introducing Allah (God) to your children is through reading to them and encouraging them to read. Getting to Know Allah Our Creator by the Sincere Seeker Kids Collection teaches your children who Allah, our Creator is & introduces His Attributes to them in a fun, interesting, & engaging way. The purpose of this book is to demonstrate God’s Love & Mercy to your children so they can grow up to love Him & be more conscious of Him. This book also teaches your child some of the 99 names of Allah. This Islam for kids book also makes a great Eid gift for kids as well as a great Ramadan for kids’ book. Grab this cute Amazon best-seller Islamic storybook for Muslim kids now! ♥ ♥♥ About The Sincere Seeker Kids Collection ♥♥ The most significant & longest-lasting inheritance you can gift your child as a parent is a proper Islamic upbringing & knowledge of Islam. As a parent, you must teach your children about Allah (God), the Holy Quran, the religion & lifestyle of Islam, & about Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Every parent must instill interest & love for Islam among their children at an early age, so they can grow up with an Islamic mindset & lifestyle. Every household must set a daily time to develop and grow their child’s connection with Allah to nourish their souls. Just like our physical bodies need food & water to grow & nourish, our souls need the remembrance of Allah & the recitation of the Holy Quran to enrich, nourish, & give life to our souls. The Sincere Seeker Kids Collection is designed to introduce and teach your children the essentials they need to know about Allah (God), the Holy Koran, Islam, Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him, Hadith for kids, the five pillars of Islam, the 6 articles of faith in Islam, & more in an easy, fun, & educational way. The love of Allah is already instilled in our children’s hearts, and it is our duty as parents to help develop, nurture, & sustain that love & bond at an early age. A fun way to start introducing these concepts to your children is through reading to them & encouraging them to read. Nothing beats sitting with your children & bonding with them with beneficial & interesting concepts of Islam & the Coran. Every page in each book introduces a topic with delightful, colorful illustrations to help your children understand & appreciate each component of Islam. The Sincere Seeker’s Islamic Online Bookstore contains some of Amazon’s best-selling Islamic books for adults, kids, & new converts to the Islamic Religion. These Muslim Books make great Eid gift books for kids & Ramadan books for Kids include Quran books, Hadith books, goodnight stories from the Quran for kids, Islamic stories for children, Ramadan books for kids, Prophets stories for kids, Islamic board books, Islamic books for babies, preschool Islamic books, Islamic books for toddlers, Quran for kids, books for new converts, stories of the Prophets from the Quran for kids, & more. Purchase your Islamic children's books from the Sincere Seeker Islamic Online Shop now!
Download or read book written by The Sincere Seeker Collection and published by The Sincere Seeker. This book was released on 2021-08-09 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: يجب علينا كآباء تربية أطفالنا على العقيدة الإسلامية. وهذا يتطلب منا تعريفهم على نبينا الحبيب محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم، النموذج الذي أنزله الله علينا لنقتدي به ونتبعه، لننجح في الدنيا والآخرة. صاحب أفضل خلق، وعلينا أن نتعلم منه ونحبه. لكن مجرد محبة نبينا لا تكفي. فعلينا أن نعيش أسلوب الحياة الذي يعلمنا إياه نبينا الحبيب. ★ كتابي الأول الحديث النبوي للأطفال ★ يشرح عن النبي محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم ويقدم تعاليمه بطريقة سهلة وممتعة وتعليمية حتى يتطور أطفالنا وينغمسوا في حب نبينا ويتعلموا العيش بأسلوبه. يتضمن هذا الكتاب أحاديث نبوية مختلفة، تتراوح من أحاديث متعلقة بالأخلاق الحميدة وذكر الله إلى أحاديث في آداب الطعام والنوم والنظافة. يحتوي هذا الكتاب على صور ملونة لمساعدة الطفل على فهم وتقدير ما يحتاج إلى تعلمه! تشمل فصول الكتاب وموضوعاته ما يلي: من هو النبي محمد؟ ما هو القرآن الكريم؟ ما هو الحديث؟ ما هي السنة؟ الإخلاص والرياء حسن الخلق والشخصية السوية الإحسان إلى الوالدين ذكر الله تحية الآخرين بـ "السلام عليكم" الابتسام للآخرين إكرام الضيف الامتنان والشكر إكرام الآخرين تمني الخير للآخرين مساعدة الآخرين آداب تناول الطعام سنن النوم أهمية النظافة الشخصية As parents, we must raise our children in the Islamic Faith. This requires us to introduce our children to our beloved Prophet Muhammad PBUH, the role model that Allah sent down for us to emulate and follow, so that we will succeed in this world and the next. He has the best manners and character, and we should learn from him and love him. But simply loving our Prophet is not enough. We must actually live the lifestyle that our beloved Prophet teaches us. ★ My First Book on Hadith for Kids ★ introduces Prophet Muhammad PBUH and his teachings in an easy, fun, and educational way so our kids develop and are instilled with love for our Prophet and learn to live the way he teaches us to live. This book shares various Hadiths of our Prophet, ranging from a Hadith on good manners and remembering Allah to a Hadith on the etiquette of eating, sleeping, and hygiene. Every concept this book teaches contains colorful images to help your child understand and appreciate what they need to learn! Chapters and topics of this book include: Who is Prophet Muhammad? What is the Holy Quran? What is Hadith? What is Sunnah? Sincerity& showing off Good manners and good character Being good to your parents Remembering Allah Greeting others with ‘Assalamu Alaikum’ Smiling to others Honoring guests Being grateful and saying thank you Being generous to others Wanting good for others Helping others Etiquette of eating Sunnah of sleeping Importance of good personal hygiene ♥♥ About The Sincere Seeker Kids Collection ♥♥ The most significant and longest-lasting inheritance you can gift your child as a parent is a proper Islamic upbringing and knowledge of Islam. As a parent, you must teach your children about Allah (God), the Holy Quran, the religion and lifestyle of Islam, and about Prophet Muhammad; peace be upon him. Every parent must instill an interest and love for Islam in their children at an early age, so they are raised with an Islamic mindset and lifestyle. Every household should set time aside each day to develop and grow their child's connection with Allah and nourish their souls. Just like our physical bodies need food and water to grow and be nourished, we need the Guidance of Allah and the recitation of the Holy Quran to enrich, nourish and give life to our souls.
Download or read book What Islam Teaches Me written by The Sincere Seeker Collection and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-29 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The love of Allah is already instilled in our children's hearts, and it is our duty as parents to nurture and sustain that love. We must teach our children at an early stage about Islam, our Creator Allah, the Holy Quran, and our Prophet Muhammad PBUH to develop a strong and loving bond with the religion, making it easier for them to grow up with a healthy Islamic mindset and lifestyle.What Islam Teaches Me by The Sincere Seeker Kids Collection is an Islamic children's book that introduces the basics of Islam to Muslim kids in an easy, fun, and educational way. Every page presents a vital component of Islam with delightful, colorful illustrations to help Muslim children understand and appreciate the components of Islam.
Download or read book The Child in Islam written by Norma Tarazi and published by American Trust Publications. This book was released on 1995 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a mothers’ book—not that it can’t be read by fathers as well—the outgrowth of a mothers’ study group which met in Kuwait before the Gulf War, focused on rearing children in an Islamic way. The mothers were mostly American and British converts to Islam, although in cosmopolitan Kuwaitthere were women from many other backgrounds. The group was an offshoot of meetings for English-speaking Muslim women, held weekly in the home of Sister Zainab Ashry in Kuwait for more than ten years prior to the Gulf War. From their knowledge of Islam, the women involved wanted to study the implications of their faith on their child-rearing practices. The first step was to collect information—any Qur’anic verse or hadith—that a participant found relevant. Other information was collected from such knowledgeable people and books as were available. Monthly discussions were organized on different topics. Since the war, some of the participating sisters have returned to Kuwait, but many of our group are now scattered all over the world. All the notes and papers collected by the study group were in my home in Kuwait when the invasion occurred; fortunately my husband was able to salvage them and bringthem here to our new home in the States. I felt an obligation to compile this collected information to share with other Muslims, especially converts like myself. My deepest thanks must go to my husband, whose support and cooperation gave me the means to carry out this task. This book begins with the birth of a child to Muslim parents, and the traditional Islamic response to the birth, following the example of Prophet Muhammad (S). Very few specific actions are defined, and these mostly relate to practices at the time of birth. All of these fall into the category of sunnah (following the Prophet’s example or what he approved of in others), and though highly recommended, they are not fard (obligatory) actions. Aside from these few simple practices carried out when a baby comes into the world, Islam has no ceremonies devoted exclusively to children—no first communion, no coming-of-age celebrations. Children are not segregated into a special world separate from that of adults; they are members of families in the great, embracing cycle of human life. The family supports them when they are young; they support the family in their productive years, and in old age they are again supported by the family. They grow and develop gradually in a system that encourages growth and learning, but places little emphasis on milestones and anniversaries. A large portion of this book is given to defining relationships from the Qur’an and hadith. To understand the significance of the child in Muslim society, it is necessary to recognize the total number and value of his or her relationships within it, which are different from the relationships defined by other societies. Chapter 1 includes some of the traditions of the Prophet Muhammad that apply to the newborn. Chapter 2 describes the nature of the child’s relationship with Allah and the spiritual world, with some suggestions for encouraging spiritual awareness. Chapter 3 contains Qur’anic verses and ahadith relevant to the child’s relationship with his or her parents. In light of these definitions, and with reference to the Islamic teachings concerning morals, manners, and the purpose of life, an attempt is made in chapters 4, 5, and 6 to present an organized structure dealing with the practical how-to of rearing a child in an Islamic way, from a parent’s viewpoint. Chapters Introduction ix 7 and 8 progressively broaden out the child’s world by adding brothers and sisters, extended family, and community relationships. The practical suggestions for improving relationships among adult family members, in order to pave the way for improving the child’s relations with his or her extended family, are an important aspect of chapter 8. The only relationship which really changes for the child as he or she grows up is that of accountability to Allah, since no child is accountable for his or her actions before reaching the age of understanding. All other relationships develop and deepen as the child grows but remain basically the same, for the general commands to honor parents, show respect to elders, be gentle with younger ones, and honor family ties continue for a Muslim throughout his or her life. I pray to Allah that this book may bring only good to mothers and their children, and that He protect them from any mistakes or misunderstandings. I have done my best to prepare the material contained within it in a suitable manner and hope to see other literature published on this important subject, expanding and enriching it. While I alone am responsible for the contents, I am deeply indebted to the many sisters who helped collect references and discussed the practical implications of our findings. I have no list to prompt me and consequently may have unwittingly forgotten some names, but I well remember Terry, Lianna, Salma, Noura, Mia, Khadijah, Sandra, Hicleir, Debbie, Sara, Maryam, Aneesah, Dianne, Karen, Kauthar and Nawal from Kuwait, all of us working together on this project. My friend Daaiyah Saleem in Ohio has also been very helpful, offering many suggestions for improvement and clarification as she aided in proofreading. My sister-in-law Ghada, of course, has helped along the way. In the course of preparing this book for publication, sister Zeba Siddiqui was chosen by the publisher to edit the text. I have known Zeba, a mother of four and a grandmother, and author of several excellent childrens’ books as well as the THE CHILD IN ISLAM Parent’s Manual: A Guide for Muslim Parents Living in North America, for several years. When I heard she had taken on this task, I asked her to add anything she felt was missing, from her years of experience and knowledge of the subject. She has supplied all of the hadith reference numbers in the text, in itself an enormous task. In addition to editing, she has filled out and amplified several topics, checking and adding material where needed. The sections on the Hereafter, tahara, respect for religion, and hospitality are prepared and written by her. It was only fair therefore that her name should appear on the title page of this book in recognition of her valuable contribution. I am deeply grateful to her for her help and input. I also need to thank my children, who suffered through my learning experience and projects for self-improvement in parenting skills, and my mother, whose life-long interest in the growth and development of children helped me understand the importance of the matter and the need for a book such as this. A final note, to the book’s non-Muslim readers: I have chosen to use the word Allah throughout the book instead of the word God. The words are interchangeable in English for Muslims, but all of the women involved in this project have the habit, indeed, they have the love of referring to God, the God of Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad, by His Arabic name, Allah.
