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-Islamic culture, many aspects pertaining child’s education require special notice from the parents as the path to go after is not a usual path for kids. Clearly, there are some things parents cannot control; they cannot manage how their kids connect with  the surrounding society; also they cannot prevent them from socializing and interacting with the member of their culture. Though, they must lay a solid base for their kids to give them the skill to oppose external temptations and to stick to the main beliefs and the values of Islam no substance what challenges they might have.

The Holy Quran and the Sunna:

To keep the Islamic identity in non- Islamic society, the parents should lift their children, according to the teachings of the holy Quran and the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). They must give confidence their children to understand writing the Quran continually from an early age. It is also advisable to attend regular Quran memorization classes in the nearest mosque. This in turn will allow the kids to get in touch with the Islamic community. As well, children must study the teachings of the prophet (PBUH) parallel with what they study at school in order to create a balance and to guarantee akin learning approach that will help kids put up with by their Islamic character.