How to Teach Our Kids Tawheed

8/7/2019 How to Teach Our Kids Tawheed.

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How to teach our kids Tawheed

When we want to teach our kids Tawheed (i.e. Islamic monotheism) should we have to read

classical texts and books in this regard?

No, this is not needed in the early stages of their lives because this requires long hours ofattentiveness and hard work, which is difficult for children.

Later in life, one can do so when their level of comprehension allows them to grasp what is

being read and said to them. Initially, one can convey what he wants in the form of relating

stories of the companions of the Prophet (salallhu alayhe wa sallam) who gave precedence to

their faith and to worshipping Allaah over living in their homelands and amongst their families

and tribes, and highlight that this was because the companions (may Allah be pleased with

them) realized that the reason why Allaah created us was for the sole purpose of worshipping

Him.

One may resort to other means of teaching them, such as:

Utilizing Quranic study circles:

In such a case the parent may stop at certain verses which address a specific aspect of

Tawheed and explain it. An example for this is the verses addressing the story of Prophet

Eesaa (alayhe assalaam) and that he was not crucified as the Christians claim, but the parent

must choose simple phrases that are within the level of the childs understanding and

comprehension.

Relating stories of the Prophet (salallhu alayhe wa sallam) and his companions (may

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Allah be pleased with them) and other heroes in Islam:

Children like hearing stories, and thus the parents should take advantage of this interest in

them. One should not simply relate the story without highlighting certain matters and

emphasizing on the lessons one can extract from these stories.

Commenting on some events:

One can remind the children with the massacre that took place to the Muslims in Bosnia and

the atrocities that are currently taking place to the Muslims in Palestine, Iraq and other places

and make it clear for them that their suffering is because of their faith and because they are

Muslims. This will make the child sympathize with his fellow Muslims.

Exploiting certain situations:

When the child is ill, the parent can instill in him the principle that Allaah Alone is the One Who

can cure and that medicine is but a means and that it is Allaah Who made it a cause to cure.

Clarify that Allaah is The Only One who can benefit or cause harm, and He is the only One to

seek refuge in to lift any harm. Parents should exploit all other situations to instill different

principles of Tawheed.

Setting a good example:

A parent could be a means to instill certain values and basics of Tawheed through his or her

conduct and actions. For example, a parent may praise a person in front of his children only

because he is a righteous one or a one who fights Jihaad. Likewise, a parent may dispraise

another person because he is a disbeliever.

This clarifies to the children one of the principles of faith, and that is love and hatred are both

done for the sake of Allaah and not because so and so person deprived us form a job or moneythat we wanted. Parents should be careful in front of their children lest the children adopt a bad

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habit, because it is the parents who have the most effective influence on the children.

Correcting wrong concepts or words:

During the childs daily activities, they may utter or do something Islamically wrong orcontradicting to Tawheed and it is the role of the parents to correct them. The child may swear

by other than Allaah, and it becomes mandatory upon the parents to clarify that this is a form of

disbelief and associating with Allaah, and so forth.

A child may hear at school that Santa is a nice man who brings gifts and nice things, then the

parents must explain that this Santa is a symbol for non-Muslims (namely the Christians) and

that he is nothing but a myth made up by them, and that the only One Who Has the power to

benefit or cause harm is Allaah Alone.

Likewise, if the child sees on TV that a certain character controls the wind or the rain, theparents must make it clear that this is association with Allaah and that these are qualities that

are exclusive to Allaah.

These were some suggestions of simple and important means and methods through which

parents can clarify aspects and principles of Tawheed to their children.

Source: IslamWeb

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