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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Children in the Qur’an and Sunnah Introduction “Our Lord! Grant us comfort in our spouses and descedents, and make us imams of the Godwary.” [^1] There is a natural desire in all human beings in wanting to have a worthy child, as all people wish to have healthy and righteous children. They are the light of the eyes and mirth of the soul of their parents. Indeed, even deplorable persons like their children to be good and commendable.

However, the motivation of those who have derived their teachings from the Glorious Qur’an is more intense in fulfilling this natural wish. Not only do they want their children to be good and worthy, but they also want their children within their family to become leaders and examples for all good people. Such people supplicate to Allah the Merciful through this verse in the holy Qur’an: “Our Lord!

Grant us comfort in our spouses and descedents, and make us imams of the Godwary.” (Qur’an, 25:74) The important question is how can this lofty wish be obtained and how can the grounds for the acceptance of this supplication for children be met. In answer, bringing up a worthy child is based on three main principles.

They are: A righteous family Observing the rights of the child The child having knowledge of his/her responsibilities This book ‘ Children in the Qur’an and Sunnah ’ is dedicated in presenting the guidance and recommendations of the holy Qur’an and the great leaders of Islam regarding these principles, and it is divided into three sections.

The first section contains four chapters which are on the responsibilities of the Islamic society in relation to the establishment of a laudable family, the role of heredity in the happiness of a child, the role of nutrition of the father and mother in the health and happiness of the child, and the role of the formation of the foetus in the mother’s womb for the future life of the child as explained by the leaders of Islam.

Section two introduces the rights of a child from an Islamic viewpoint, and this section is divided into six chapters. The first chapter is about the rights of an infant.