Islam’s Proper Treatment of Youngsters in contrast to Secular soceities

Date: 20 February 2018 - 21:06

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Salaam dear young friends. We extend our heartfelt condolences to you on the tragic martyrdom anniversary of the Noblest-ever lady that we commemorated yesterday on the 3rd of Jamadi as-Sani (Tuesday February 20 this year).
Mourning ceremonies were held throughout Iran on this occasion, as people of all ages, especially the youth and children, paid homage to Hazrat Fatema Zahra (SA), the Immaculate Daughter of Prophet Muhammad (SAWA).
The blessed lady who left the world in the prime of youth, leaving behind four little children – two sons and two daughters – continues to teach our societies how to mold our life on the basis faith and virtue, in the face of the most adverse circumstances.
That is the reason the Prophet and his blessed household, who are the chosen of God, serve as model for us.
The Ahl al-Bayt or the People of the House, as they are called in the Holy Qur’an, are in the words of God Almighty (33:33) spotlessly pure, and thus the paragons of virtue whom we ought to emulate.
Our youth and our children are indeed indebted to our parents for giving us a proper upbringing on the basis of the teachings of Islam.
It is Islam that instills in us the love for our parents and vice-versa – the deep affection of the parents for the children.
It is narrated from Prophet Muhammad (SAWA): A person who has a child, should behave like a child with the toddler.
It is narrated from Imam Ali (AS): Anybody who has a child, should, for his/her training, bring themselves down to their level of childhood.
It is also narrated: Do not hit your child when they cry, and kiss your children a great deal because for every kiss, you will be granted love in our hearts.
Alas, in contrast to these dynamic teachings, the secular or Godless societies that blindly pursue materialism are enslaving children despite their claim to be advocates of human rights.
In Britain, more than 500 children’s centres have been closed since 2010, which means provision for young families has collapsed.
In related news from the other side of the world, thousands of parents who crossed into the US in recent years in search of jobs and better livelihood from countries oppressed by the Americans, have not just been held captive along with their innocent children at immigration detention centers, but in many cases, children have been separated from their parents.
For instance, a Brazilian woman is being held in Texas, while her young son was taken to distant Illinois to be detained there.
In India, the suicide of a 14-year-old girl at a textile mill in southern India after a 16-hour shift in poor conditions has once again highlighted the issue of child labour.
From Nigeria, according to that country’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), about 50.8 per cent of Nigerian children, aged between five and 17, are involved in child labour.
These pathetic figures are indicative of the decline in moral, spiritual, and religious values, which Islam alone is capable of inculcating in the society.