Allah has bestowed a human being on this earth with the ultimate degree of Respect. And says human beings are superior than everything/every creature on this earth. And after the completion of the creativity of a man, Allah made very sacred relationships which are pious and beloved before the Allah and due to these relationships the world is rotating from dawn to dusk, months to years and from years to decades in a colourful way. These relationships are the beauty of this earth as the garden is beautiful because of flowers, and in whole these flowers beautify the whole nature.
Parents are the only guardians of their children who sacrifice their whole life for the betterment of their wards .They work day and night only for the dreams to come true regarding their children. And always the children feel themselves safe from every danger and evil in the arms of their parents and also the parents want to make their children feel happy and safe in every aspect. The parents fulfil the every demand and needs of their children. They want to give them the higher and higher education and want to get them their admissions in the Good educational institutions to make their wards the one of the best successful person in the world. The parents whether they are financially weak want to fulfill the every demand of their wards related to every field .They do so to make their upcoming future (Old age) blessed with a pious and successful person to help them and become their helpful person on that time when the bones of this person who serves their children day and night, who lost their sleepy nights only for this person to see him to be his obedient at this stage where no one except Allah is his helpful.

Children in present time are at the receiving end of their parent’s persistent negligence upon the parenting they are receiving. They are facing multiple challenges in their lives, which never faced by their ancestors. Parents of the current generation have great responsibility upon their shoulder to raise the sincere and true inheritors of Islam. They need to put their upmost efforts to safeguard the children from the tyranny of the world. Their prime duty is to raise them to the best of their ability to be leaders of this Ummah, to teach them how to live as a Muslim in all aspects of their lives-in school, in playground, with parents, siblings, and friends and in all other avenues of life as they grow up. It is important for a Muslim to understand the significance of the parenting role, the importance of preparing children for the hereafter, and the obligation of protecting them from the hellfire. Allah (SWT) says,
O!you who believe, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones, over which are appointed angels, harsh and severe.[Qur’an 66: 6]
When we look at the meanings and implications of this verse, it becomes apparent that this is a dire warning. This constitutes a basic principle of parenting from an Islamic perspective. The Prophet (PBUH) said: «Each of you is a guardian and is responsible for his ward. The ruler is a guardian and the man is a guardian of the members of his household; and the woman is a guardian and is responsible for her husband’s house and his offspring; and so each of you is a guardian and is responsible for his ward.» [Sahih al-Bukhari 5200]
The aforementioned hadith greatly emphasizes the fact that parenting is a crucial and supreme responsibility. Parents must focus on preparing their children for the life to come more immensely than just nurturing and protecting them in this life. Parents will be held accountable for how they carried out this responsibility; how much efforts did we parent exert to fulfill the rights of our children, to make them grow up as responsible and educated members of society? If our children keep going astray and are not on the right path in life, we Muslim parents would be failures.It is vital for a parent to understand the fundamental concepts that children are a test, which hold them accountable on the Day of Judgment. Allah (SWT) says
And know that your properties and your children are but a trial and that Allah has with Him agreat reward. (Qur’an 8: 28)
The aforementioned verse stresses the point that the test is to determine how parents will raise their children. Will they observe all Islamic principles while raising their children i.e. being kind, loving and respectful? Will they prepare them for the hereafter and for paradise?
It is unfortunate to see that too many fail in this test. Muslim parents are losing an excellent opportunity for eternal and spiritual rewards by neglecting their children and failing in this test. Nothing is more rewarding and honouring for parents than watching their children grow into an obedient servant of Allah. The obedient children may also provide enduring good deeds to a parent’s record through supplication. The Prophet (PBUH ) said: «When a person dies, no good deeds will be added on his record except for three: continuous charity, beneficial knowledge, and a pious child who supplicates for him.» (Sahih Muslim).
It is imperative for the parents to understand that parenting does not start once the child is born. Islam goes far beyond this by teaching us that first and foremost, our parenting efforts must start with supplications to God and teaches us to pray for pure and righteous offspring, “My Lord, grant me from Yourself a good offspring. Indeed, you are the Hearer of supplication.”[Al Imran 3:38]
And those who say, “Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an example for the righteous”[Al Furqan 25:74]
Once the parent’s supplication is heard and a baby is expected, the duty of mother starts right from here. The expectant mother should recites as much of the Holy Qur’an as is possible during pregnancy. It is, now proved by science that babies can hear from before birth and react with soothe pleasure after birth to recordings of sounds with which they have lived before it. Supplication is particularly important as we are raising our children in a world with values contrary to our own. In order for us to help our children get rid of those bad elements widespread in the society that potentially, pose the profound challenge to them.(To Be Continued)

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