The Prophet said...

The Prophet said, “A faithful person has to use his abilities for his own good and has to make use of this world for the afterworld and has to make use of his youth before becoming old.”[^9] He also said, “Every night, the divine angel tells the 20-year-old young people to be hard-working and serious in order to achieve perfection and happiness.”[^10] Therefore, the period of youth is the period of individual responsibility, awareness, preparedness and hard work.

Those who do not make use of this divine gift will be blamed. God says, “Did not We grant a life long enough for him who reflected to reflect therein?” [^11] Imam Sadiq said, “This verse blames the negligent young people who have reached the age of eighteen and do not make use of their youth.”[^12] Chapter Two: Young People are Attracted to Religion “If a faithful young person reads the Qur’an, the Qur’an will be mixed with his flesh and blood and will affect all the members of his body.” Imam Ja‘far Sadiq Interest in religion is one of the intrinsic human inclinations that emerge in young people as they mature and like other natural inclinations, it urges them to make certain efforts.

Young people by nature are strongly interested in understanding religious issues. Therefore, they openly accept discourses on religion with love and interest. This opinion is held by many great thinkers and educational psychologists. John B. Cyzyl said, “According to tests that have been carried out, generally the force of faith in…