FOREWORD

PARENTING: AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE strive to become better individuals. They should help them make modesty their guiding principle, rejecting attitudes of pride and superiority. They should hold themselves accountable rather than try to hold others responsible, thus channelling their time and energy into productive endeavours. Parents should follow simplicity in their homes and lives so that their children can focus on the higher realities of life. Parents should strive to develop a strong understanding of monotheism and Islamic beliefs in their children. The remembrance of God and engagement in worship should become integral components of their personality. They should adhere to prayers and fasting. The desire for charity and good deeds should be instilled in them, and they should develop a passion for the daily study of the Quran and Hadith. Observing them, everyone should recognize them as pious children. Then, parents must make their children understand the Creation Plan of God, that the present worldly life serves as a test for man. One kind of life can lead individuals toward Paradise, while another makes them deserving of eternal deprivation. This testing nature of life is related to the affairs within one’s home and the affairs outside the home. The essence of this matter is that individuals should make their Creator their most significant concern. One who