Parenting

Ali’s RA Advice to His Son

    The following is an excerpt from the text Mukhtaaraatul Adab (مختارات الأدب) أَوْصى الإمامُ عليٌّ وَلَدَهُ الحَسَنَ قال يا بُنَيَّ أُوصِيكَ بِتَقْوى اللهِ, و كَلِمَةِ الحقِّ في الرِّضا والغَضَبِ. يا بُنَيَّ مَن حَفَرَ لأخِيهِ بِئْراً وَقَعَ فيها, و مَن أُعْجِبَ بِرَأْيِهِ ضَلَّ, و مَنِ اسْتَغْنى بِعَقْلِهِ زَلَّ و …

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You and Your Kid

Dr.Tareq Al Habeeb If Your Kid Lies alot! Than you are punishing him/her too much! Your Kid does not have confidence! You don’t encourage him/her! Your Kid doesn’t talk too much! You don’t talk to him/her! Your Kid steals! You didn’t teach him/her to give! Your kid is a coward! …

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Have we fallen into a happy trap?

by Jill Stark Source: smh.com.au Happy ever after: We want it for ourselves, we want it for our kids, and we want it now. But what if everything we know about happiness is a lie? What if the relentless pursuit of pleasure is in fact making us miserable? A growing …

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The ADD Dilemma is not solved by taking drugs

http://www.infobarrel.com/The_ADD_Dilemma_is_not_solved_by_taking_drugs_  Truth About Attention Deficit and Hyperactive Disorder Campaigns Money is a great motivator of psychiatric research. Over forty years ago a mammoth drug company claimed that if a drug could create an effect then obviously it could be sold as a valid treatment. With methylphenidate known as Ritalin they …

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Raising Children in Islam Part 1

How to raise children into responsible Muslim adults? Parents hold enormous leverage in terms of what they teach their children and accordingly how their children grow up as adults. Islam, therefore, hold parents responsible for steering their children’s upbringing according to the guidelines of the Quran and the Prophet’s (sallallahu …

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My Mother’s Day!

  By Abdur Rahmaan Umar “I love you, mom,” whispered Yusuf as he wrapped the soft pashmina shawl around his mother’s shoulders. The vibrant peach contrasted with the dark rings that had grown under her eyes lately, but their brightness had not faded. Her eyes lit up as she stroked …

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UnBelieBable as Muslims Flock to Bieber Concert

Tickets were sold out within minutes. People will queue for hours or may even camp overnight to be first in line to enter. This weekend sees the concert of teenage Justin Bieber. This question that needs to be asked is: As a Muslim should I be attending such a gathering? …

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Quick Tips for bringing up children

By Khalifah ‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz (rahimahullah) Compiled by Moulana Muhammad Abbasomar (Madda Zilluhu) Khalifah ‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz (rahimahullah) wrote the following instructions to his children’s mentor: “Be strict on them for this is more effective in restraining them. Stop them from sleeping after Fajr Salaah, for this causes …

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Home Treatment of Childhood Fever

  There are a few simple procedures that you can perform at home to alleviate the discomfort of your child during fever. Once you have established that your child has fever, take her clothes off immediately, unless she is chilly and wants to be covered. Touch your child to make …

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