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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Child's Education in Islam Chapter Four : the Third Stage : Early Childhood Stage Early childhood stage commences from weaning age to the end of the sixth or seventh years of his age. This is the most important training stage for the child's linguistic, mental and social development. It is a stage of self building which stands as psychological and moral support.

This stage needs special assistance of the parents for the training of the children and preparing them to be efficient in the midst of the society. The feature of this stage are pinpointed with in the following training methods.

Firstly : Teaching Child The Cognition Of Allah The Most High Child was naturally created base on faith with Allah the most High, where he begins asking questions about the origination of the universe, his existence, that of his parents and the existence of all that is surrounding him.

His limited thinking is ready to accept the view about the maker and creator; it is upon the parents to utilize his inquiry by acquainting him of Allah the Creator and the most High to the extent his limited thought can accept.

Faith in Allah the most High as it was emphasize by the religious teachers and the psychologists is (among the valuable things to be planted in child .....It is among those things that will enable him hope in life and reliance on the creator and possesses religious restraints that will protect him from committing sins)[^1].

Training and teaching in this stage is preferably to be step by step with in the chain of method that is mentally suitable to the age of the child and level of his linguistic development.

Imam Mohammad Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) has specified the chain method by saying: "When a child reaches three years of age you say to him: Lailaha illa Allah seven times, you then leaves him till he reaches three years seven months and twenty days you then say to him: Mohammadu Rrasulillah seven times, you then leaves him till he completed four years of age, you then say to him: sala llahu ala Mohammad wa'aalih seven times, you then leaves him till he completed his fifth years of age, you then said to him where is your right side and where is your left side?