Have we ever reflected on our world today, our Islamic way of life seemed to have been tainted with our obsession with materialism, greed, selfishness and lust for power. I didn't mean it directly to be that hard and harsh, but yet we all know that these factors have once or twice taken hold of our heart. Alhamdulillah, Allah still loves us and with all generosity given us a few "wake-up call" along the way.
It is certainly unfair and somewhat incorrect for us to drag our children along into these obsession, yet we know that by educating them well will better equip them to survive in this world....and yes, to survive in this modern world is to have skills.
And from many research and papers that I have read, it is indeed that the teaching of Aadaabul Islam has been lost over time by the majority of Muslims all over the world and even by some of our scholars and leaders. Many of us have forgotten on following the proper example made by Rasulullah (SAW) and so have failed to demonstrate such Islamic Model to the children.
Many scholars and writer have documented concerns about such failure and many research have proven that, without Aadaabul Islam:
1) rapid rising occurance of disrespect and disobedience to parents, elders and authorities;
2) disregard the rights of others as well as the rights of the self over others;
3) lack of compession for the young;
4) intolerance;
5) racialism and racism;
6) proudly adapting to un-Islamic manners.
Sounds familiar, isn't it? The norm of our community?
Some scholars blame the education system provided by the schools. Many muslim children attending school with secular education spending 6 to 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, and 40 weeks per year. Then we send them for additional classes at prep school or tuition centres. We send them to swimming classes. We send them to art classes. We send them to taewondo classes. So how much more time left for the child to spend on learning Aadaabul Islam?
From here, I'm starting to realize that we should educate our child about Islam as soon as we can, before they reach that age where they will be busy with school and other activities.
As soon as we can, we should teach them all we can about Islam and let them know that its not just a religion. It's a way of life...in this matter we can become "kiasu". Islam should become something natural to us. Its just like the need to brush out teeth in the morning, to pee in the toilet, to wear our clothes, to eat healthily. .... and many more...
What say u mommies out there?
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