Friday, 14 October 2011

How Do Muslims Treat the Elderly?

 

How Do Muslims Treat the Elderly?

In the Islamic world, one rarely finds “old
people’s homes.” The strain of caring for one’s parents in this most
difficult time of their lives is considered an honor and a blessing and an
opportunity for great spiritual growth.  In Islam, it is not enough that we
only pray for our parents, but we should act with limitless compassion,
remembering that when we were helpless children, they preferred us to
themselves.  Mothers are particularly honored.  When Muslim parents
reach old age, they are treated mercifully, with kindness and selflessness.

In Islam, serving one’s parents is a duty second
to prayer, and it is their right to expect it.  It is considered despicable
to express any irritation when, through no fault of their own, the old become
difficult.

God has said:

 Your
Lord has commanded that you worship none but Him, and that you be kind to your
parents.  If one of them or both of them reach old age with you, do not say
to them a word of disrespect, or scold them, but say a generous word to
them.  And act humbly to them in mercy, and say, “My Lord, have mercy on
them, since they cared for me when I was small.”

(Quran, 17:23-24)

Learn Holy Quran because it will be a proof for us muslim on the Day of Judgment.

This is due to the statement of the Messenger: “And the Quran is a proof for you or against you.” [Muslim] so the deputy of every Muslim is to read quran and learn quran with tajweed so one of two things will occur with this proof, the Book of Allah. And this quran education will be in your favor, a proof for us on the Day when we will need every single good deed and learning quran along with doing quran memorization is one of it and to add more spread the quran teaching and spread the kids quran knowledge and listening to quran online and understand the quran tafseer , it will be something standing against us and follow the guidance of or prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, and these good deeds will be a proof against us! Who could be saved from the terrors of that Day if Allah’s own Speech is against him?!?! Think carefully, so reading Arabic Quran and teaching our kids quran qaida with the tafseer of quran  and let the kids memorize quran dear Muslim brother or sister, about your position with the reading Quran! Are you neglecting it, contradicting it, being heedless of its orders and prohibitions, are you thinking deeply over it?! Will it be on your side on the Day of Judgment.? So learn quran recitation! O Allah! We ask you, by Your Glorious Speech and the rest of your beautiful Names and Attributes, to make the Quran a proof for us! So the Quran tutor should let his student know about these facts also,

 

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