The content we have published so far is mainly to help Muslim parents raise healthy and productive members of the society. The moral code of Islam and the intrinsic motivation that the message of Islam stimulate is the best protective tool and guard against all forms of negativity. Raising young and productive Muslims is possible only when children and youth are saved from the negative influences in their schools and communities. If parents fail to work on protective factors, bullying, drug abuse, gang and other forms of extremism influence their kids lives.
The best gift to a child by his parents is his proper upbringing. But it can be confusing and daunting with so many theories of good parenting practice to follow. No wonder most parents find it hard to raise productive and pious children! To make it easy for parents, we have created substantial content here that can help parents and Muslim educators engage their children in a focused way.
To use the content on this site, please make sure to begin with inculcating a good understanding of the spiritual site of our being. For that, beginning here would definitely help: The Forgotten Aspect of Our Being: The Key to Achieving Human Excellence – (Complete)
Next you can focus on deepening their understanding of the soul: The FUNCTION OF THE SOUL IN REACHING HUMAN EXCELLENCE – complete
For young girls struggling with bullying at high school, this could be a good starter conversation: Surviving HighSchool كيف تتعايش مع التوتر والتأثيرات السلبية في المدرسة الثانوية and A Message for Victims of Bullying, and dealing with low self-esteem.
For youth at risk of religious or other forms of extremism, this could be a good start for breaking the ice and initial sensitisation: Is Islam really about suicide and virgins – (Complete) – emphasising the importance of the fact that Muslims HAVE to be moderate by default. There is no room for going to the extremes in anything we do in Islam. also see: The Middle Path.
To remove misunderstanding about religion and associated myths such as Islam teaches hatred, this conversation could be helpful: Do religions teach hate? ; faith doesn’t teach hate and Unravelling the Myth that Sustains Hatred and the Deepest Fear of Our Age and Islam is not a political ideology.
Inculcating the concept of achieving human excellence as the main purpose of our existence is very important. There are several pieces of content dedicated to that such as The Framework for Human Excellence; Ultimate Success: Achieving Human Excellence and Striving For Excellence.
For high schools age youth, it is important to address some basic questions such as: Are you a blind follower? Are we Muslims just because your parents are Muslims? Should we not exercise critical thinking? Do we really know why we are following Islam? Are religions mere labels? This is important questions. Lectures like this are enlightening and help youth understand that doubt is okay.
For younger kids, its important to inculcate the value of human life and to let them know how the company they keep shapes their perspective of others. This video for example discusses one of the root causes of our judgmental attitudes, our racist mentality, and our xenophobic attitudes in life; and explains how to rise from such a narrow mindset.
~ Abid Ullah Jan
