Children and spiritual development

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Protection and nurturing

Many Muslims believe that family life is the foundation of human society providing a secure, healthy and nurturing environment for parents and growing children. The best place to pass on and develop human virtues such as love, kindness, mercy and compassion is in a family.

The family unit should encourage the individual to see themselves as part of a wider community and should discourage anti-social behaviour. Many Muslims believe that these values are not just for the benefit of individual families, but also the worldwide Islamic community, the Ummah.

Caring for the elderly

Muslims treat the elderly with dignity. Many consider it to be an honour and a blessing from Allah to be able to look after their elderly relatives and give them care with kindness, patience and respect. It is also a duty.

Parenting and children

Muslim parents have a responsibility to care for their children physically and emotionally. Their goal is for their children to grow into self-disciplined, independent adults. Parents are expected to teach their children right from wrong.

Children are expected to respect their parents. The child's duties to its parents are second only to its duties to Allah. Commandments from the Qur'an, and also the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, talk about the respect children should have for their parents.

Your Lord has commanded that you worship none but Him and that you be kind to your parents. If one of them or both of them reach old age with you, do not say to them a word of disrespect… and act humbly to them in mercy.

Qur'an 17:23-24

The mother is at the heart of the Muslim family and is responsible for teaching children about halal and haram in the home. The father is responsible for taking the children to the mosque.

Muslim children are born into a state of fitrah, meaning purity and awareness of God. The parents have the responsibility of developing their spirituality. This may be achieved through teachings and daily life, but also by enrolling a child at a madrasah.

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