Gift your child what you know

When we were small we never know what lies in our future. But almost all of us step on to a phase where we choose our partners and at the very end we get married and settle with our life partners. The main aim of marriage is to bring up good children.

Our religion has shown us the way to carry-on with successful married life. The other source to lighten our heart with the best is the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet Mohammad ( PBUH ) . Through his guidance very useful supplications have reached us.

The first step in bearing a child starts with the plan. Our prayers for the child needs to be started from this stage onwards.

Here I would love to add some important things you need to teach your child which will aid in his development and the whole life.

· Let your child know that he is a Muslim and he should say "laa ilaaha illallaah Muhammadur-rasoolullah."

· He should be told that he worships Allah alone.

· Tell him to do good so that Allah will be pleased with him. Guide him with the good tidings of Prophet Mohammad ( PBUH )

· He should love and fear Allah more than anyone or anything

· Let him hope that Allah will save him from the Hell fire. Assist him to follow the right path and hope that Allah will reward him with Paradise.

· Let him know the meaning of "laa ilaaha illallaah Mohammadur-Rasoolullaah." There is none worthy of worship except Allah, Mohammad is the Messenger of Allah.

· Make him pray five times a day.Let him know the time of the prayers. Let him recite Quran beautifully.

· The Fajr prayer is at the time he wakes up at dawn before the sun rises.

· Dhuhr prayer is just before Lunch time.

· Let him know that after resting and reading books in the late afternoon it is the time for Asr prayer.

· When the sun sets and the sky becomes darker let him know that it is Maghrib prayer.

· When the moon is present in the dark night sky it comes the time for Isha prayer.

· Make him keep this in mind at all times, “I pray to Allah. He is the only one I pray to. He is the only one that can answer my prayers”.

Nowadays many parents leave this important responsibility to teachers. The child’s first step to education should be taken in his house. If the foundation stone is laid properly the child will be growing sure-footedly. If it is the other way around, the things will turn out bad for him. As we are Muslims,we should make our children aware of the right and the wrong, from the very beginning itself. We should be responsible in showing our children the path to success. This would be quite simple if we set ourselves as good examples.So let us not waste our time. Let us enrich ourselves with important knowledge and gift those to our children.