Role of Parents in The Promotion of Religious Education Under Islam
It’s the parents who are the first and till the end consistent teacher of a child. They are the guardians of the child’s religious education at home. When parents are steadfast in their faith, clearly outline expectations and communicate values with care, children are more likely to attain an authentic reverence and affection for their religion. Raising Muslim children is not so much one lesson as a series of everyday endeavours, habits, and serious conversations. “Kids learn both by hearing words of advice, and they learn by just watching in silence and then digesting, as naturally as the water they drink,” he said.
Modeling Islamic Values
When I was young I used to do everything my elders did. When parents demonstrate the rituals of daily f prayers, honesty, fairness and kindness, they are showing children what everyday Islamic values look like. These everyday decisions are more deafening than any formal lesson. When a parent apologizes after yelling or goes the extra mile to speak kindly, you can bet it sticks. “Families who build structured patterns of prayer, respect and generosity offer youth building blocks that internalize those values.
Practical examples include:
Praying together as a family
Refraining from gossip
Charity and its details
Keeping promises and being dependable
And then when we do these all the time, every day, when we can, with all those choices, children see what it really looks like to have integrity and faith.
Creating a Supportive Learning Environment
Home is a child’s initial classroom. A positive, warm ambiance makes conversation on matters of faith and religious questions feel secure and welcome. Parents who respond to questions with patience, foster curiousity and acknowledge when they are out of their depth, gain trust that lasts. Incorporating time for Islamic stories, Qur’anic recitations, or family reflection can make Islam a part and parcel of the family’s life.
Parents can build this environment by:
A shelf of children's Islamic books and resources
(Praising) Even (the acts that are) minor in the way of the study of Islamic studies.
Reciting duas together for loved ones/together for each other, family, community
Maintaining nonjudgmental communication
Encouraging Consistency and Accountability
Children look for consistency. When parents expect of themselves what they ask of their children, that generates mutual respect. Daily routines — prayer, reading Qur’an, volunteering — are simpler to practice when everyone in the family is involved.
Ways parents show consistency:
Placing prayer at the top of the list, even when busy, even when tired
Apologizing and correcting mistakes openly
Tackling Islamic home learning together and not giving them a list of things to do.
Gentle reminder, not snap at the kids
Supporting Emotional and Social Growth
Islamic education is not just rituals and beliefs. It is also how you lead character, patience and emotional intelligence. Parents also teach patience and forgiveness through day-to-day conflict resolution, and they are supportive of their children, listening to problems and reminding them of Islamic values such as mercy and gratitude. Nurturing advice can help children develop their confidence and learn how to treat others with respect.
Some helpful parental actions include:
Hearing as children express feelings, without dismissal
Narrating incidents of the Prophet’s forbearance and comprehension
Teaching children how to make things right when they’ve done something wrong
Be sensitive to others and promote volunteerism
Each one of these moments at home is an opportunity to both cultivate the faith and self-awareness that guides children into thoughtful, compassionate adults who live their faith.
Conclusion
Parents are the formers of their children’s initial exposure to Islam and habit patterns of a life-time. It is through repeated action and open conversation and everyday kindness that families build character and instill faith. It is this daily application that nurtures one’s sense of identity, purpose and deep value to Islam.
All that work compounds into generations of family legacy. Each moment teaching a prayer or displaying compassion helps our children in building their Muslim identity strong and real. Let your life do the talking and keep sowing seeds of faith on a daily basis. Your example today is one that forms the future of confident, caring Muslims.
Also read:
- Hazrat Bilal RA and his importance in Islam – Short biography in English
- Explanation of 3 Ahadith that a Muslim need to believe and should act
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