Why Should We Teach Our Children About Islam?

Islam is an Arabic word which means “Surrender, Submission, Commitment and Peace”. Islam is the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the prophet of Allah. Islamic education instills in a child the foundations of Islam.

Islam is a way of life for us Muslims, not simply a belief. We teach children to grow up living their life in the Islamic way, they must learn and practice Islam from a young age. When a child is young, he is the most impressionable and absorbs knowledge just as how it is taught. His innocent heart is a precious element capable of taking impressions”. When a child is born, he starts learning about life and everything around him. Information is absorbed like a sponge. children will be able to learn about the basic foundations of Islam formally such as Fiqh, Qur’an, Hadith, Tauhid, Arabic language, History of Islam and our Prophet (S). The formal Islamic education will keep the values and basics of Islam ingrained into the life of a child. Islamic education educates the child with the right knowledge of Islam. Formal Islamic education enables a child to learn about Islam from properly trained teachers and from reliable resources provided for them. Most of all, be a friend to your child. Listen to his or her problems and help him to solve them Islamically.

Make your child active in finding the solution to their problem. Don’t try to shelter your child from the harshness of reality. If you are not open-minded and helpful in resolving their problems, they will find someone else who is, and that person may not have the proper Islamic perspective.

 There are simple, small steps you can take that can have a lasting impact on their relationship with their faith.  pay close attention to how you’re modeling your own observance of worship, because that is your most significant teaching you’re doing for them.

1. Pray together. Praying in jamaat is beloved by Allah. The more there are in the group, the better. Even if you pray one prayer together as a family, it’s something your kids will understand to be important that you all take seriously. Use it as quality family time and demarcate a special section in your home for family prayers for added significance.

2. Take them to the mosque. Teach your children about the value of coming to the masjid, how prayers are rewarded seventy times more if prayed there, and how to observe respect for the House of Allah.

3. Organize Quran and Islamic story circles to teach your kids the basics of Islam, such as Arabic letters, Islamic songs, and learning about the Seerah of the Prophet and his companions.

4. Organize an Eid party. Get your kids excited and pumped for Eid festivities by hosting a party or potluck. You can have a puppet shows, face painting, and arts and crafts. Explain the significance of celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr after a month of fasting in Ramadan and Eid-ul-Adha to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim’s obedience and sacrifice to Allah.

5. Cook Iftar in Ramadan together Even if your children are too young to fast, include them in meal prep to get them excited about fasting when they’re older. Talk about how you wake up for Suhoor and wait until sunset to eat Iftar, and how special it will be because they’re helping to make it. Talk about the rewards of feeding fasters and how they get to benefit from receiving such rewards, as well.

6. After Maghrib, go over a Qur’an verse or Hadith together.  It almost be like a story time.

7. Encourage your kids to give charity from their own money. that money should go to person that in need.

Loving Islam is a mentality we put into practice every day, and is reflected in our attitudes and actions constantly.