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| Dua'a & our Children
Being a parent is a bounty of Allah and entails many responsibilities. As Ahmadi Muslims we are ordained to raise our children in the light of Quranic teachings and traditions of the Holy Prophetsaw. For us the journey to parenting begins with Dua’a since our childhood and continue till the end of our lives. You may wonder how? Remember, that during the process of learning how to offer Salaat every young Ahmadi child also memorizes the Quranic prayer, ‘My Lord make me constant in observing Prayer, and my children too. Our Lord! Bestow thy grace on me and accept my prayer.’ 14:41. This prayer is a constant feature of every Ahmadi’s Salaat and hence a lifelong Dua’a.
-Parent, Potomac, MD
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Teaching Children to Read The Holy Quran
Being a parent I have a lots of concerns to raise my children in this society. I want to express my experience of teaching the Quran to my children. When my older child learned the Holy Quran I think I pushed and pressured him to some extent. Now I feel he is sometimes reluctant to recite the Holy Quran. For my younger child I'm taking more time and I'm working harder. I tell him that he reads beautiful and I love the way he is learning Quran. He knows that he has to read every day. But when he tell me that he have read enough I just tell him that he have done good job. Sometimes he may have very little but still I appreciate him. It's quite patience requiring but I'm trying to be persistent. I hope he will not only learn but he will also develop a strong love for the Holy Quran.
-Parent, Philadelphia, PA
One of the challenges we faced was teaching our child to read/recite the Quran daily. Our child is in elementary school and they get a lot of homework, typically at least 2 hours worth daily. On top of that, we give extra work so they can stay ahead of the class, in addition to teaching Salaat, Hadith, Islamic History, etc. The challenge was how to motivate the child to read the Quran so it doesn't become a "burden" on both parent and child. What we realized was that it took us a while to get in the rhythm of things, but once we "forced" ourselves to set a specific time each day to sit and read the Quran, it became easier. What I learned was that as parents we have to force ourselves and take the initiative in such matters.
-Parents, Boston, MA
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| Urdu Rule
In our home, among others, we have tried to keep Urdu as our medium of communication with our children. The Promised Messiahas, who is also the Reformer of the age, spoke Urdu at home and with his Companions, and left an overwhelming treasure of his writings in it. His writings are the key to our understanding of the Holy Quran and the Hadith – our way to success in this life as well as the Hereafter. Khulafaa of the Promised Messiahas have repeatedly instructed us to learn and retain this language as both Arabic and Urdu will be the dominant future languages of the world. Thus, by teaching Urdu to our children we shall not only benefit from the writings of the Promised Messiahas but also earn Allah’s blessings and rewards by showing obedience to our spiritual leaders i.e. Khulafaa of the Promised Messiahas. May Allah grant us strength to uphold this blessed tradition till the end of time. Amen.
-Parent, Potomac, MD
RE: Urdu Rule
Jazakallah, this is really great material for our website. Only one more request, if you could tell us how did you implement the rule for speaking Urdu at home, that will be very helpful. Everybody would like to have this rule but a lot of parents face this problem of implementing this rule because children find it much easier to speak English and therefore, it is difficult to make them speak URDU at home, especially with each other. If you could tell us your tricks regarding how you did that, that will be a great service.
-Parent, St. Paul Jamaat, MN
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