presentation on responsible parenthood as well as child's rights

1. Responsibl
e
Parenthood

2. 1. What is parenthood?
2. What are the characteristics
of a responsible parent?
3. Give verses from the Qur’an
and from the Ahadeeth
regarding parenthood in Islam.

3. Parenthood is an historic journey
that brings in challenge and
reward in one‟s life. At the start
of a journey every parent is
expected to know two essential
things. Where is his destination
and how is he going to reach
there? Confusion or lack of
planning in this process will end
up with tragic consequences.

4. The importance of nurturing
children, i.e., positive parenting,
cannot be over emphasized.
The plants in the nursery and
the children at the home and
school „nursery‟ have striking
similarities. The culmination of a
plant is a healthy tree with
flowers and fruits.

5. Parental care here does not simply
mean providing children with good
food, dress and shelter. It includes
proper education and the
inculcation of good behaviour and
attitude toward human beings and
other creation.

6. Islam wants all human beings to
grow up as emissaries of Allah on
earth.

7. Islam is a divine responsibility.
Parental duty is at the heart of
Muslim life.
In fact, every one in a Muslim
family is jointly responsible
according to his role in the
house.

8. Here comes the enormous
responsibility of the Muslim parents in
the western society. They have the twin
tasks or mission, which they need to
take on board. Or else, they will face
the severe consequences in future.

9. On the one hand, they have to
quickly improve their
adaptability in the new
environment of the West without
compromising the basic Islamic
principles, and on the other,
they have to undertake great
burdens of raising their children
in the prophetic model.

10. The goal of Islam is to create
a world where man is
liberated from the clutches of
Jahiliyah. That includes the
liberation of mind before
anything. Islam challenges
human mind and intellect to
come clean with objectivity
so that it can think fresh.

11. Islam‟s assertive character
encourages Muslims to take a pro-
active role in the intellectual and
social enterprise. It urges Muslims
to participate, interact, engage and
influence in society‟s common
good. It has an ultimate target of
leading humanity toward full
submission of Allah.

12. “O You who believe!
Guard yourselves and
your households against
a Fire….[66:6]

13. If Allah guides anybody to
Islam through your effort, it
will be better for you more
than red camels (i.e. better
than any amount of wealth).
Bukhari and Muslim

14. Teach your children prayers
at 7 and beat them at 10
and keep them apart in
their beds. (Ahmad)

15. “And those who pray our
Lord grant unto us wives
and offspring who will be
the comfort of our eyes
and give us the grace to
lead the righteous.”
(25:74)

16. When one dies his good
deeds come to an end but
three things will go on
benefiting him. They are:
an on-going charity, useful
knowledge and pious son.
(Muslim)

17. "Seek God in caring for
her, for if you do: you are
given the rewards of hajj,
umra and jihad. " (Anas)

18. On a similar occasion, a man
consulted the prophet on going to
jihad.
The prophet, knowing that the
man's old mother was alive said:
"Then stick to her, for heaven is at
her feet." (Nissa 'i)

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