Spirit of Islam, May-june 2024

A better person is one who has the courage to live his life, who rises above negative thinking and displays positive thinking. He is one who is able to plan life on a constructive basis. but as a result of later conditioning, every child loses his true nature. This is where a mother has to play her constructive role.” (Al-Risala, December 2007) The first 10 years of a child are called formative period in psychological terms. The formative period is very important. Because in this formative period, the personality that is formed within someone remains throughout the later age.” (Al-Risala, March 2019) "The role of a woman as a mother is the preparation of the next generation. The human race is like a flowing river. In human society, the previous generation goes away and the new generation continues to take its place. Mother’s job is to prepare children for this new generation. Mother’s responsibility is to send a better person to the next generation every time. Who is a better person? A better person is one who has the courage to live his life, who rises above negative thinking and displays positive thinking. He is one who is able to plan life on a constructive basis, who does not create any new problem for his society, who is a giver member of his society, not just a taker member.” (Al-Risala, December 2007) Children generally live with their mothers. Early in their lives, they observe her the most and unconsciously imitate her. Whatever the mother does, it is her thought out action. Therefore, the mother should take great care that whatever work she does, she should do it according to God’s will. The path to Paradise is a path of proper planning, education, training, and gratitude instead of ungratefulness, patience instead of impatience. It is a way of God-realization. Based on this interpretation, it is as if in this Hadith a mother has been given the responsibility to play her role in making her child a good human being. This Hadith is a serious call for mothers to understand their importance and develop high qualities in themselves, because children follow their mothers the most in their formative period. o