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Bringing Up Children in the West - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Bringing Up Children in the West 2023-01-25 410 Views Child Upbringing , Raising a Child , Parents' duties , Parents and Children It is one of the most important duties of parents to protect their children from falling prey to the evil and sinful habits and practices of western societies.

It becomes even a greater challenge for parents living in western secular societies because the chances of children being spoiled are far greater in these countries than in most of the eastern countries like Pakistan and India, Iran and the Gulf. Contents Trust of God Responsibility of Parents And if the Parents do not perform their duties well then it becomes very difficult for the children to remain on the right track.

It is just like that if a child does not know how to swim and we throw him into the river then obviously, the child will drown. Similarly, the practice of sex and lust is a river of sin and error and if we do not train our children to swim and fare safely through this river then the children cannot be expected to remain safe from being drowned in these sins.

Trust of God Due to freedom of sex and disobeying the laws of God, people are dying in Millions by means of sexual diseases, like Aids, Cervical Cancer etc. The sin of sex and lust can destroy not only the worldly life but also the life of the Hereafter.

According to the traditions the most precious (valuable) trust and deposit (save keeping) of Allah that the Muslims have are the Quran and the Ahlul-Bait, and after these two possessions, the most precious trust which people have are the children. And man is both responsible and answerable for these possessions as he has been made a trustee over them.

Sometimes we see that parents feel satisfied over the fact that they themselves are following the rules and regulations of Islam and performing all their religious duties but their children sons and daughters do not care for their religious duties and obligations, and for this, the parents blame the social setup and the social conditioning.

However, this is not a good excuse, because it is the duty of the parents to teach their children the rules and regulations of Islam and thus save them from the wrath of the fire of hell. Because the Quran calls out that, It is your duty to protect yourselves and your close ones from the hell.