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Four SOrahs of the Оцг'бп

Islamic Manners

Islamic Months

Author's Preface

1I is поl eosy10wrile booksoboul Islamlor youngerMuslim children. Despile ту топу

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Primer 01Islam. These two bookswere loler pubIished Ьу Ihe Islamic Foundolion os The

Children's Book 01Islam, Рог! Опе ond Раг! Two.

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Parents and Children
in Islёim

"Ве kind to your paгents and relatives, and to orphans and those in need; and speak nicely to people."

(AI-Qur'on, chapter2, verse 83)

"Your Lord has ordered that you worship попе but Him
and !show) kindness to your paгents,
whether either of them ог both of them attain old age in life,
never say to them "ugh!" пог Ье harsh to them,

but speak to them kindly.

And serve them with tenderness and humility and say,
"Му Lord, have тегсу оп them,
just as they caгed for те as а little child."

(AI-Qur'on, chapter17, verses 23-24)

А тап asked Prophet Mubammad $ , "О Messenger of Allёlh!
Who deseгves the best саге from те?"
The Prophet $ said, "Youг mother." The тап asked,

"Who then?" The Prophet $ said, "Your mother."
~ The тап asked yet again, "Who then?"
)) Prophet Mubammad $ said, "Youг mother."
--The тап asked опсе тоге, "Who then?"
The Prophet $ then said, "Youг father."

(AI-Bukhori)

Prophet Mubammad $ said, "No father сап give his child anything better than good manners."

(At-Тirmidhi)