Transcript Islamic Studies Courses In De Anza, Chabot, Mission and Ohlone Colleges Designed and Taught By Hafiz M.

Islamic Studies Courses
In
De Anza, Chabot, Mission and Ohlone
Colleges
Designed and Taught
By
Hafiz M. K. Siddiqi, Ph.D.
Islamic Guidelines for Physical, Intellectual
And Spiritual Training of your Children
From the Holy Qur’an: O you who believe!
Save yourselves and your families from a fire
whose fuel is men and stones…………. 66/6
And admonish your nearest kinsmen. 26/214
Enjoin prayer on your family and be constant
Therein. We do not ask you to provide
Sustenance, We provide it for you. But the
(fruits of) the hereafter is for righteousness.
20/132.
The story of Noah pbuh and his son.11/36-49
O you who believe! Do not take for protectors your
fathers and your brothers if they love infidelity above
faith, if any of you do so, they do wrong. Say: if it be
that your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your
wives, or your Kindred, the wealth that you have
gained, the commerce in which you fear a decline, or
the dwellings in which you delight, are dearer to you
than Allah, or His messenger, or the striving in His
cause, then wait until Allah brings about His decision,
and Allah does not guide the rebellious. 9/23-24
The training of children begins at conception.
The three major training periods according to
Prophet Muhammad pbuh:
A.
Laa’ibhum sab’an: Play with them from birth
to age seven.
B. Addibhum Sab’an: Discipline them from age
Eight to fourteen.
C. Sadiqhum Sab’an: Become their friends
from age fifteen to twenty one.
Prophet Muhammad pbuh said: Guard your
Children closely and provide them with the best
education and training. (Hadith)
Each one of you is responsible and each one
of you is accountable about your
Responsibilities………. (Hadith)
Children are trust (of Allah) with their parents.
Parents and teachers will be rewarded or
punished according to their roles with their
Children and students.
Children are born with God given faculties which
can be given a right or wrong direction,
So, give them the right direction and teach
them that the best of the humankind are those
Who are the most beneficial of them.
Equal treatment of boys and girls: Seeking
Knowledge is compulsory on every male and
female Muslim. (Hadith)
“Whoever has a daughter whom he did not
bury alive, did not insult and did not Prefer his son
over her, Allah will grant him entry to the paradise.
Abu Daud
Allah swt has taught us a prayer through the
holy Qur’an “O my Lord! Advance me in
Knowledge” 20/114
And do not pursue that of which you have no
Knowledge, for every act of hearing, or of
Seeing or of feeling in the heart will be
Enquired into (on the day of reckoning). 17/36
Our Lord! Grant to us wives and offspring who
will be the comfort of our eyes and give us (the
Grace) to lead the righteous. 25/74
The purpose of raising children physically is to
have strong bodied children who can meet the
challenges of life, because a strong and ha stamina
to fight illnesses, face difficulties which might slow
them down in the struggle of this life. That is why,
our Prophet has said: The strong believer is better
than weak believer although there is good in both of
them. It is a known fact that a sound mind is in a
healthy body.
The means to achieve this goal is to habituate our
Children by training them in: 1. Food/diet code:
(The first and foremost is parents responsibility to
earn their living from lawful sources and provide
only what is lawful).
A. Do not encourage them to over eat.
B. Wash hands before and after eating
C. Say your Grace before and after eating
D. Follow etiquettes of eating individually and
in group.
E. Eating wholesome and pure food
F. Do not waste. 7/31
“It is no fault in the blind nor in one born lame,
Nor in one afflicted wit illness, nor in
yourselves, that you should eat in your own
Houses, or those of your fathers, or your
mothers, or your brothers, or your sisters, or
your father’s brothers or your father’s sisters,
or your mother’s brothers, or your mother’s
Sisters, or in houses of which the keys are in
your possession.
Or in the house of a sincere friend of yours: there is
no blame on you whether you eat in
Company or separately. But if you enter
Houses, salute each other, a greeting of
Blessing and purity as from Allah. Thus Allah
makes clear the signs to you, that you may
Understand”. 24/61
No son of Adam has ever filled a container
worst than his stomach, a little food is quite
Sufficient to keep him standing, if you have to
fill it, then 1/3rd for food, 1/3rd for drink and 1/3rd
for breathing. Tirmidhi
2. Teach them the rules of hygiene: A. Wudu
and Ghusl, personal cleansing B. Keeping your
Room clean and tidy C. Do not neglect the
Sickness of your children D. Follow the rule of
“prevention is better than cure”
3. Physical exercise: A. Running B. Swimming
C. Horse back riding or any other sport
4. Parents must provide a role model in all
Aspects, especially an environment which free
from bad habits of smoking, drinking etc.
The purpose of intellectual training of children
Is to teach them thinking process to turn them
in to thinkers. The means of achieving this goal
are: A. Reading B. Writing C. Math D. Thinking
E. Timely completion of all assignments
F. Education: 1. Home 2. School 3. Masjid,
G. Curriculum, books, teachers, H. Parents,
Teachers, children. I. Selection of friends:
A.
Who are they B. Are they coming from a
functional family? C. Planned vacation D. No
Slumber parties without parents supervision.
The purpose of spiritual training is to prepare
The children for the deeds of righteousness
and piety, inculcate in them love of Allah and
love of doing good, and keep them away from
Evils of all kinds: The means of achieving this
purpose are: A. The parents must be the role
models B. To explain the need and importance
of high ethical and moral values, their positive
impact on them, their families, and on the
society at large, i.e. Truthfulness of Abdul
Qadir Jilani
C. To explain the damage of bad manners and their
bad impact on individuals and societies.
D. Teaching them the five pillars of Islam by
Practice. E. Teaching them to be modest and
humble F. To be soft, kind, loving, fair etc.
G. Teach them the deep connection between
ethical and religious values. H. Take them to
the gatherings of scholars I. Tell them stories
Of: 1. Prophets and messengers 2. righteous
people 3. Companions and disciples of
prophets and messengers to shape their
Characters.
References from the Holy Qur’an: 66/6, 26/214
20/132, 11/36-49, 9 23-24, 31/12-19, 49/1-18,
17/11-39, 53, 70, 100, 33/21, 70, 71, 6/118,
6/119, 121, 104/1-9, 103/1-3, 107/1-7