With difficulty I could reach till the Sixth Standard at the...

With difficulty I could reach till the Sixth Standard at the school and then dropped out." The Holy Faith of Islam, which provides great care to the process of upbringing of children, makes particular stress to love and affection for the children. The Qur’an and Hadith has volumes on the subject. Here, a few examples are sited: Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq has said: “Because of the profound love that the parents have for their children, Allah will include them in His Blessings.

(Grace)"[^2] Allah has said to the Prophet Moses (in a hadith al-qudsia): “Loving children is the best of acts because the purpose of their creation is for worship of Allah and witnessing the Unity of Allah. If the children die in their childhood, they would enter the Heaven. (Mustadrak al-wasail,v2, p.

615.The Prophet of Islam said: “Love children and be kind to them."[^3] “Kiss your children profusely, because every time you kiss the child, Allah will advance your position in the Heaven by one stage."[^4] One person told to the Prophet: “I have not kissed any child till today." When that person left the company of the Prophet, he told to his companions, “In my view the person is destined for the Hell.”[^5] “A person who is not kind to children and not respectful to elders is not from amongst us."[^6] ‘Ali, while making his will and last testament said: "Be kind to children and respectful to your elders."[^7] [^1]: Daily Kihan, Issue 42 [^2]: Wasail al-shia, v15, p.

98 [^3]: Bihar al-anwar, v104, p. 92 [^4]: Bihar al-anwar, v104, p. 92 [^5]: Bihar al-anwar, v104, p. 99 [^6]: Bihar al-anwar, v75, p. 147 [^7]: Bihar al-anwar, v75, p. 146 Previous…

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