Ihsaan Magazine May 2020 Issue - Living your best Life | Page 45

upright individuals, with Allah’s
Help. In this surah, Allah places
being dutiful to parents, after
Worshipping Him alone without
partners, showing us its great
importance. In this same Surah
Luqman continues to tell his
son,
“..O my son, indeed if wrong
should be the weight of a
mustard seed and should be
within a rock or [anywhere] in
the heavens or in the earth,
Allah will bring it forth.
Indeed, Allah is Subtle and
Acquainted.”
[Surah Luqman: 16]
In this verse above we learn
the importance of teaching our
children that no matter what
they do, Allah is All-Aware of
it. We should strive hard to
teach our children to develop
love and taqwah of Allah [God
consciousness], from a very
early age.
When we inculcate in them
that there are consequences
to their actions – particularly
when they commit a wrong,
they will learn that they cannot
hide from Allah, because He is
always aware of our actions.
We can use this opportunity
to teach our children about
some of the beautiful names
and attributes of Allah like Al
Baseer – The All-Seeing, As
Samee’ – The All-Hearing and of
course Al Ghafoor Ar Raheem –
The Forgiving, The Bestower of
Mercy.
As we continue in Surah
Luqman, we see that Luqman
goes on to teach his son
about enjoining what is right,
forbidding what is wrong and
being patient with what befalls
him. These three matters, if
taught to children from an
early age we will surely raise a
generation upon righteousness,
by Allah’s Mercy.
These 3 qualities of a believer
are certainly needed in the
times we live in, within a
person’s own capacity of course.
However, teaching children the
quality of patience – in every
aspect of life, will not only
benefit the child but our society
as well.
“O my son, establish prayer,
enjoin what is right, forbid
what is wrong and be patient
over what befalls you. Indeed
[all] that is of the matters
[requiring] determination.”
[Surah Luqman: 17]
We are then taught in the
very next ayah, that we should
impart to our children – and
ourselves as well, that we
should not be haughty and
arrogant, thinking that we are
better than others. For surely
this is a thing despised by Allah.
“And do not turn your cheek
[in contempt] toward people
and do not walk through the
earth exultantly. Indeed,
Allah does not like everyone
self-deluded and arrogant.”
[Surah Luqman: 18]
Narrated Abdullah bin Mas’ud
(radiyallahu ‘anhu), Allah’s
Messenger (salallahu alaihi wa
salaam) said,
“Whosoever has pride in his
heart equal to the weight
of an atom, shall not enter
Paradise.” A person (amongst
the audience) said, “Verily,
a person loves that his dress
should be beautiful, and his
shoes should be beautiful.”
The Prophet (salallahu alaihi
wa salaam) remarked, “Verily,
Allah is the Most Beautiful
and He loves beauty. Pride
is to completely disregards
the truth, and to scorn (to
look down upon) the people.”
[Sahih Muslim]
Raising children is by no means
easy, but the struggle we face
as parents to raise our children
upon what is right, will pay off
in the end. We must trust that
Allah is the Most Merciful and
He sees our efforts and our
yearning for the success and
goodness of our children.
As parents, it is our duty to
teach our children, nurture
them, love them and most
importantly, we make dua for
them, for their guidance and
their success in both this world
and the next, just as we find
in Qur’an many such duas by
Prophet Ibrahim (alaihis salam).
Let us not only hope for
successful children, but let us
put in the effort, the struggle,
the energy and the time as
parents and guardians, and
place our full trust in the Mercy
of Allah.