The Child in Islam – Norma Tarazi

The Child in Islam - Norma Tarazi

Author: Norma Tarazi

Publisher: American Trust Publications

Print Length: 316 pages

Genre: Non-Fiction / Social Science, Non-Fiction / Sociology

Topic: Children & Childhood, Family, Islam, Islamic Studies / Hadith, Sunnah & Sirah, Islamic Studies / Reflection & Self-Development, Social Impact, Social Norms, Solidarity, Spirituality

The Child in Islam offers a rare and rich panoramic guide to rearing a happy family in harmony and in wisdom-and above all, Islamically.

Is there a difference between Muslim and non-Muslim child rearing?

Indeed there is, and beyond the physical delineations of a Muslim’s practice, it is the difference between groping one’s way with a sputtering candle and walking confidently ahead on a brightly lit day along a well-marked path. This is what Norma Tarazi illustrates in her lively and sober discussion infused by the twin principles of kindness and common sense.

Here is no abstract discussion; the author’s clear and straightforward voice examines the full spectrum of child rearing with always-practical advice and real-life, concrete approaches and techniques for problem solving. The answers and the solutions are Islamic, that is, completely natural and productive.

INTRODUCTION

Chapter One

THE NEWBORN

  • The Sunnahs of Propeth (S) at the Birth of a Baby

 

Chapter Two

DEVELOPING THE CHILD’S AWARENESS OF ISLAM

  • Allah Ta’ala
  • Trials
  • Angels
  • The Hereafter
  • Dhikr (Rememberance of Allah)
  • Satan and Jinn

 

Chapter Three

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDREN AND PARENTS

  • The Rights of Parents
  • Respect
  • Children as a Trust
  • Goals of the Muslim Parent
  • Prayers and Advice of the Prophets for Their Children
  • The Responsibilities of Parents
  • The Mother’s Role
  • The Father’s Role
  • Financial Responsbility
  • The Working Wife
  • Possessions
  • Resnspobility for Parents and Other Relatives
  • The Education of Children
  • Kindness and Affection
  • Paternity and Adoption
  • The Death of a Child

 

Chapter Four

ATTITUDES AND METHODS FOR REARING CHILDREN

  • Defining the Problem
  • Atmosphere
  • Management Techniques

 

Chapter Five

ISLAMIC PPRACTICES, MANNERS, AND VALUE

  • Modeling
  • Taharah (Cleanliness)
  • Respect for Religion
  • Salah (Prayer)
  • Siyam (Fasting)
  • Zakah and Sadaqah (Obligatory and Volutary Charity)
  • Hajj (Pilgrimage) and Umrah
  • Adab (Manners)
  • All About Sex

 

Chapter Six

MODIFYING INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR

  • Six Strategies for Dealing with Problems
  • Ignoring Faults and Errors
  • Getting Help
  • Parental Resolve

 

Chapter Seven

BROTHERS AND SISTERS

  • Competition for Attention
  • Birth Order
  • Personal Chemistry
  • Jealousy
  • Respect

 

Chapter Eight

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY TIES

  • The Nuclear and the Extended Family
  • Improving a Relationship
  • General Self Improvment
  • Seeking Arbitration or Help
  • Separating the Ways
  • Ties with Non-Muslims Relatives
  • Non-Muslim Holidays
  • Muslim Holidays
  • The Child and the Muslim Community
  • Serrvice

 

CONCLUSION

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