<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Children are a great ni'mah of Allah Ta'ala.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is the responsibility of parents and other guardians to raise their children on Islamic principles and on the guidelines given to us by the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They should make them achieve high standards of etiquette and character.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They should guide them towards what is good and should worry about their life of the hereafter as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If the children are not brought up properly, then it leads to a bad outcome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For this reason, Islam has laid much stress on proper bringing up of children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If children are brought up as per the Islamic guidelines, then indeed these children can be the very future of the community and the nation and can be the cause of reformation and success of humanity.</font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Allah Ta'ala says:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">O Believers! Safeguard yourselves and your families against a Fire whose fuel is men and stones. Strong and stern angels have been appointed over it who do not disobey Allah whatever command He gives them to execute. And they accomplish only that assignment which they are commanded to do. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Surah Tahreem (107:06)</font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">These are the words of Maulana Mufti Hafidh Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi, Professor, Islamic Law, Jamia Nizamia, Founder/Director Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center in the weekly lecture held under the aegis of Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center at Masjid Abul Hasanaat, Phool Bagh, Jahanuma.</font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Mufti Sahab said that Islam has not only stressed on bringing up children properly, but has declared it such a right due to the children that if the parents don’t fulfill it, then they will be taken to task for this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">If because of carelessness in bringing up of children, the children end up walking down the wrong path and fall prey to (moral) anarchy, then not only will the community and the nation have to bear the brunt of this, but even the parents/guardians who were careless about the bringing up of children will be held responsible for these sins.</font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Mufti Sahab said that we need to accept and adopt the great examples left by the Prophets (May peace be upon them), the Ahle Bait, the Sahabah and the saints.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They have placed the instruction of children in the basic tenets of our faith above all other aspects of instruction of children and have enjoined their children to be steadfast on the true tenets of faith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The advice of Hadhrat Ibrahim and Hadhrat Yaqub (May peace be upon them) to their children to be steadfast on the True Faith has been mentioned in the Holy Quran in the words:</font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">And Ibrahim (Abraham) enjoined, by way of will, the same thing upon his sons and (so did) Ya‘qub (Jacob): ‘O my sons, verily, Allah has chosen for you the (true) Din (Religion) of Islam). So, (come what may) die not but as Muslims persevering with faith.’ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Surah Baqarah (2:132)</font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Before his demise, Hadhrat Yaqub (May peace be upon him) said the following to his children:</font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Were you present (at the time) when death approached Ya‘qub (Jacob) when he asked his sons: ‘Whom will you worship after (my passing away)?’ They said: ‘We shall worship your God, the God of your ancestors Ibrahim (Abraham) and Isma‘il (Ishmael) and Ishaq (Isaac), Who is the One and Only God; and we (all) shall remain obedient to Him.’ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Surah Baqarah (2:133)</font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">There is a Hadith in Jame' Ul Ahadith Wal Maraseel:</font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">You instruct your children in these 3 things:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The love of your Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), the love of the Ahle Bait of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and the recitation of the Holy Quran.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(Jame' Ul Ahadith Wal Maraseel, Hadith No. 961)</font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">In this Hadith, the love of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is on the first place, the love of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and the recitation of the Holy Quran has been mentioned last.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Among these 3, the first 2 are of Aqida (basic tenets of faith) and the last one is of acting upon the commandments of Islam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This shows that instruction in the tenets of faith should take precedence over others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>First, the children should be instructed in the 'Aqida and then the commandments of Islam and etiquette should come.</font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Mufti Sahab said that in education, students become very busy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>However, in the holidays, the parents have a good chance to attend to their children nicely and to pay special attention to their instruction.</font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">A large number of people attended the lecture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Maulana Hafidh Syed Ahmed Ghouri, teacher in Jamia Nizamia led the proceedings.</font></font></p>