Personal Reflection @ End of Year

بسم الله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله

Found this useful, especially as this talks about Goal-Setting while trying to reflect on one’s strength and weaknesses. Good one for Personal Reflection.

Parables in the Qur’an

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Inspiring parents and teachers use the technique of quoting parables whenever they want to make their points crystal clear.

Qur’anic parables are interesting when they are told to people in a relevant context, and at the right time. They address the issues with right ingredients that help people nurture good thoughts and righteous deeds.

They are models of excellence and perfection that serve humanity to get inspired thereby shaping their attitude and raising their self-esteem.

How to instill the Qualities of Manhood in our Children?

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This question represents one of the major problems of parenting in today’s world. The following are some of many Islamic points that will help develop manhood in a child’s personality:

1. Call them by respectful Nicknames:

Calling the child Abu so and so, or Umm so and so, is something that increases their sense of responsibility and makes them feel older than their actual age. This will make them feel equal to older people. (Abu means father/Umm means mother)