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Raising Muslim Children in Non-Muslim Society

The civilization shapes the characters of the citizens live in it. Children specially were molded by the society’s principles and beliefs in a massive way. To raise your kids according to the teachings of Islam in a non-Muslim culture is surely an uphill task which requires the hard work and collaboration of everybody from the parents to the mosque to the entire Islamic group of people. The roles of these divide parts are definitely not poles apart, they have to balance one another in order to protect children from the threats they may encounter living in a society with social values, traditions and moral standards vary comparatively or radically with what Islam teaches in the initial place.   The position of the Parents and Family: The family, most particularly the father and the mother play a crucial role in the formation of children’s character. We gather what we saw and the parents are the ones accountable for upbringing their kids. As children grow up in a non-Isl...

5 Important Ways to Stop Judgmental

If that emotion of, “I’m better than thou,” creeps up on you while comparing yourself to someone else, believe the following: 1. Think the saying, “a few saints have a history and many sinners have a future.” Being a ‘saint’ isn’t guaranteed for any one person for a duration. But the path to Allah forgiveness is forever open and particularly tailored just for the one who makes a fault and regrets it and look for change, still if it’s over and over and over. 2. Believe about our sins and Impairments. Oh, wait, can’t feel of any? If we can’t, we’ve been cheated by Satan and are in an even worse condition than any of those whose clear sins we recognize. 3. Remember the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: “No one with the slightest particle of arrogance in his heart will enter Paradise.” (Bukhari) From time to time the actions we observe others busy in may be sins, but may not be as grave as the problem of conceit. In wanting others to do something like they’re people o...