Training of Children

Make an effort to train the children so that they have mutual love, unity, courage, bravery, dignity, noble freedom. On

one hand make them a human being, and on the other a Muslim.

( Khutbat-e-Nur, p. 75)

Ahmadis Should Learn Arabic

I have exhorted this thing to you several times that our prophet, Quran, and wisdom requires that every Muslim should

learn some Arabic. Our salat is in Arabic. Our prayers are in Arabic. If we do not know Arabic, we cannot understand

salat. Our greetings when we meet each other—Assalam-o-Alaikum—is also in Arabic. Similarly Arabic is involved in

all our matters of life like Nikha, occasions of sadness, and saying Adhan in the ear of a baby at the time of its birth.

Thus we know, that it is necessary for a Muslim to learn Arabic.

Regarding the Quranic injunction: Do not kill your progeny.

In my view there are several meanings behind this … There are some people who kill a newborn girl. There are some

who do not get their children treated [during sickness]. There are those who do not adequately train their children.

Some do not create a holy environment for the training of their children. They do not consider what kind of an education

would be beneficial for their children or what is their aptitude. There are millions of books. People in every country

teach their children according to their understanding. They neither consider the aptitude of their children nor

differentiate between absurd and ridiculous or important and beneficial. I think these are all ways signifying the tragic

killing of one’s children.

Uprooting bad habits

Habits and beliefs are like a tree. It is easy to uproot bad habits earlier, but once the root gains the strength, uprooting

them is impossible.
Some children are in the habit of telling lies. If you do not stop this from the beginning then it will

be difficult to get rid of this habit. We have seen that the children who developed a habit of lying in their childhood continued

to lie even after becoming learned and educated men … The other exhortation which I have for you is that if you

do not offer salat then as you grow up you will not be in the habit of offering salat.

Be a Righteous Model for Others

You should be a righteous model for others. You should respond to the objections of the opponents with courage, patience,

forbearance. Take help from prayers, istagfar [repentance], and la-haul.