A Letter of Knowledge for L.A.S. (1)
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1. In parents' eyes, every child is more beautiful and elegant than a half-opened bud and a newly bloomed flower. Have you ever thought about this? Can you tell us why such an ardent love is created in the hearts of parents for their children? There may be many different purposes for it, but what is its most important purpose? Answer: The supreme purpose of the intense love that parents have for their children is that every child, through the language of silent expression of this natural love, says to his parents: "O my dear and esteemed mother and father! You must have had a firm intention for my education and upbringing, and the execution of this intention is really essential, for there are various meanings hidden in love. So sometimes you say: 'My soul!', if this is true, then O loving mother and O respected father! You will have to do much for the religious and worldly betterment and progress of your soul, that is, your dear child. Similarly, you often say: 'May I be sacrificed for you', please reflect on its meaning".
2. The wise Qur'an is an unprecedented, magnificent, and pure heavenly book of guidance, which is brimful of wisdom-filled guidance. This fountainhead of Divine guidance attaches great importance to the basic education and upbringing of children. Thus, the exemplary guidance present in the glorious Qur'an is that parents should continue to humbly pray to the beneficent Lord for blessed and fortunate children. Even as soon as a woman becomes pregnant, they [i.e., the future parents] should continue to pray for the virtuousness of their children. You can see the following verses for this wisdom-filled guidance: 3:35-38, 19:1-6, 21:89-91.
3. The need for prayer is from the very beginning, but the education of a child begins after birth, when the child begins to use the physical senses. Therefore, if the mother, instead of reciting a worldly poem, recites a religious poem to put her beloved child to sleep, this first education would be full of blessings.
Karachi 28 June 1998
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