Sunnahs of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

Such parents should think with a cold mind that have they played a part in getting their children to the state that they are in right now? If we had provided our children with Islamic education alongside worldly education from day one, then perhaps we would not have to face the difficulties with children that we are facing right now.

Anyhow, in these testing times, it is of utmost importance to provide an Islamic upbringing for our children, otherwise we may have to face a loss in the hereafter as well as this world. Providing a good upbringing has been encouraged in the Holy Quran:

The Quran and the upbringing of children

Allah Almighty states in Part 28, Surah ‘Al-Tahreem’, verse number 6:

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا قُوْۤا اَنْفُسَكُمْ وَ اَهْلِیْكُمْ نَارًا وَّ قُوْدُهَا النَّاسُ وَ الْحِجَارَةُ

O believers! Save yourselves and your families from the Fire; the fuel of which are humans and stones,

[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 28, Surah Al-Tahreem, Verse 6)

Sayyiduna Imam Jalal-ud-Deen Suyuti رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states in the commentary of this verse in Tafseer Durr-e-Mansoor: When the merciful Prophetصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  recited this verse, the honourable Sahabah enquired, ‘O Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, how shall we save our family members from the fire of Hell?’ So, he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, ‘command them of the acts that are beloved to Allah Almighty and prohibit them from the acts that are disliked to Allah Almighty.’ (Tafseer Durr-e-Mansoor, part 28, Surah Al-Tahreem, under the verse 6, vol. 8, p. 225)

Dear Islamic brothers, we have come to learn from the aforementioned verse and its commentary that as well as it being important to rectify ourselves, it is also necessary to provide Islamic education and upbringing to children.

Therefore, everyone should provide Islamic education to his family members and all those that are under his responsibility. Similarly, he should nurture