How will you make your kids Good muslims?

AnGeL_EyEs · January 9, 2007, 2:25am

Re: How will you make your kids Good muslims?

mAd_ScIeNtIsT:

It's a tough one. Force kids to do namaaz and act Islamically and they'll resent being forced to act in a certain way and rebel by not doing that. But if you don't put enough emphasis in acting like a good muslim they won't ever do it.

The most religious and God-fearing couple in my family (hijabi, always made sure they live near a masjid, go to the masjid every day, etc etc etc) have the most wild and out of control son who utterly resents even so much as praying because his parents have constantly been forcing him against his will to go to the masjid and to pray and all that. He's in his early teens and type of things he proudly confesses he's done are sick - even my non-muslim gora friends didn't talk like that and do that stuff till they were 18 at least.

Somehow, you need to make them WANT to be good muslims. I think that reading the translation of the Quran along with the arabic is a good place to start. Beyond that.... being a good role model is critical.

exactly.....u have to be a good muslim yourself first and foremost. Always instilling Islam in everything you do and say...and in everything ur family does...is the best way to raise ur kids.