Instilling Faith In Our Children (part2)
A child must be raised with such a powerful sincerity and virtue that he will turn to his true Friend and Creator and perform all his religious obligations with enthusiasm. The child must be told that these obligations are not a chore, but a sign of deep love and gratitude to our Lord. In addition to religious obligations, he must be taught to do all that he does for Allah, to avoid ascribing equals to Him, to avoid being spendthrift and to give constant thanks. That child’s heart must be so full of the Qur’an that he will see our Lord wherever he looks, give thanks to Him for every blessing, perceive the evidence of our Lord on Earth and in the sky, and give constant thanks.
Of course, as they raise their child, his father and mother will send him to the best schools and ensure he receives the finest education and has a good profession. But in doing this, their real aim must be for their child to attain the hereafter, not this world. The child must know that he has come to this world to serve Allah, not simply to go to a good university, speak various foreign languages and have a good career. All these things, career, money, possessions and position, are only things of this world. But if that child has no faith, if he does not live for Allah, if he is not prepared for the eternal life after death, then these things will be of no value in the Hereafter. His family must therefore teach the child to look toward the life of the Hereafter. The fact that we will all go to the eternal life, our true abode, must be inculcated in him. What matters to the child must be earning the approval of our Lord and Paradise, not the life of this world.
Anything you have been given is only the enjoyment of the life of this world and its finery. What is with Allah is better and longer lasting. So will you not use your intellect? (Surat al-Qasas, 60)
When a child is raised with sincerity and fear and love of Allah, he will strive all his life to be a servant of Allah. He will improve and train his soul with the moral values of the Qur’an and achieve a humble lower self. He will forgive for Allah’s sake, have fortitude for Allah’s sake and spend on the path of Allah. He will easily overcome all with his deep faith, and no difficulties in this world will affect him since he desires the Hereafter. He will know that he is living out his destiny at every moment of his life and will feel the comfort of knowing that. Most important of all, he will fervently hope to enter Paradise by being a servant with whom Allah is well pleased because of his good deeds. A person raised in such a way will be eternally grateful to his parents when he finally enters Paradise, because they gave him the greatest of all gifts by acquainting him with faith and the love of Allah. Being all together in Paradise, constantly giving thanks to Allah, sitting next to one another in a state of great joy and being welcomed into the gardens of Paradise will be the greatest reward, both for that child and his parents.
Refference: harunyahya.com
Unfamiliar Dictionaries :
2. Ascribe berasal
3. Equals sama
4. Spendthrift Pemboros
5. Perceive merasa
6. Evidence Bukti
7. Ensure memastikan
8. Attain mencapai
9. Foreign LN/Asing
10. Possession Harta
11. Abode Kediaman
12. Inculcated mengajar
13. Earning Memperoleh
14. Humble
15. Sake Demi
16. Strive berjuang
17. Path grs edar
18. Overcome mnguasai
19. Desire ingin
20. Fervently pnuh smgat
21. Finery Perhiasan
22. Joy Girang
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