Cultivating a Religious Environment at Home
English book, p. 25
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
CULTIVATING A RELIGIOUS ENVIRONMENT AT HOME If you genuinely want to instil Islamic values in your children, make religion the centre of conversations at home, prioritizing it over worldly matters. I met an educated Muslim. He enthusiastically shared his daily practice of gathering his family members every morning to recite a section of a religious book. This approach is followed by many individuals who believe it fulfils their religious obligations. However, this method is undoubtedly underestimating human nature, as people are not influenced solely by formalities. Teaching family members through reciting religious books is only one aspect of the overall responsibility. The other essential component is cultivating a conducive religious environment within the home. Without a suitable environment, mere recitation will not yield the desired result. Presently, the environment in many households has become entirely materialistic. Complaints against one another prevail within the home. Negative news

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