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- The Translator’s Note
- Foreword
- Chapter 1: The Parents Responsibility
- Chapter 2: The Knowledge and Mutual Co-Operation of the Educators
- Chapter 3: Training through Deeds, not Just Talk
- Chapter 4: Abstain from Domestic Differences
- Chapter 5: Starting Life as a Mother
- Chapter 6: Welfare of the Embryo (foetus) Depends on the Mothers Nutrition
- Chapter 7: The Effects of the Mothers Nutrition on the Foetus
- Chapter 8: The Mothers Nutrition
- Chapter 9: Consuming Tobacco
- Chapter 10: When Pregnant Women Fall ill
- Chapter 11: Effect of the Psychological Condition of the Mother on the Embryo
- Chapter 12: An Advice to Pregnant Women
- Chapter 13: Clean Environment
- Chapter 14: Miscarriage
- Chapter 15: Difficult Deliveries
- Chapter 16: After the Birth
- Chapter 17: Mother’s Milk, The Best Nutrition
- Chapter 18: Supplement the Mothers Milk
- Chapter 19: Weaning from Mothers Milk
- Chapter 20: The Schedule of Breast Feeding
- Chapter 21: If the Mother is Deficient in Milk
- Chapter 22: Weaning the Child
- Chapter 23: Daughter or Son
- Chapter 24: Naming the Child
- Chapter 25: Health and Hygiene
- Chapter 26: The Childs Sleep and Freedom of Movement
- Chapter 27: The Most Delicate Period of Life
- Chapter 28: The New-born and Moral Up-bringing
- Chapter 29: Religious Upbringing of the New Born
- Chapter 30: The Sense of Belonging
- Chapter 31: When the Child Starts to See the World around Him
- Chapter 32: Affection
- Chapter 33: The Expression of Love and Affection
- Chapter 34: Love, Not an Instrument of Convenience
- Chapter 35: Love Should not become a Hindrance to Good Upbringing
- Chapter 36: The Spoilt Child
- Chapter 37: Sucking of Thumbs
- Chapter 38: Fear
- Chapter 39: Play and Recreation
- Chapter 40: Conceit or Pride
- Chapter 41: Taqlid or Emulation
- Chapter 42: Search for Truth
- Chapter 43: Self Confidence
- Chapter 44: Independence
- Chapter 45: Stubbornness
- Chapter 46: Work and Performance of Duties
- Chapter 47: Straightforwardness
- Chapter 48: Keeping Promises
- Chapter 49: Ownership
- Chapter 50: Magnanimity
- Chapter 51: A Helping Hand in Good Work
- Chapter 52: Humanness and Children
- Chapter 53: Justice and Equality
- Chapter 54: Respect for the Children
- Chapter 55: Self-Assessment and Meaningful Existence
- Chapter 56: The Income of the Household and Expenses
- Chapter 57: Respect for the Law
- Chapter 58: Respect
- Chapter 59: Theft and Kleptomania
- Chapter 60: Jealousy
- Chapter 61: Anger
- Chapter 62: Tongue Lashing and Impertinence
- Chapter 63: Backbiting or Carrying Words
- Chapter 64: Fault Finding
- Chapter 65: Children’s Quarrels
- Chapter 66: Friends and Friendship
- Chapter 67: The Child and Theological Education
- Chapter 68: The Child and the Religious Duties
- Chapter 69: Political and Social Thinking
- Chapter 70: The Child and the Radio and Television
- Chapter 71: The Gender Problems
- Chapter 72: The Habit of Reading Books
- Chapter 73: Physically Handicapped Children
- Chapter 74: Physical Punishment
- Chapter 75: Non Physical Punishments
- Chapter 76: Encouragement and Reward
are more materialistic which emphasize only on the material and moral aspects of child rearing. It is Islam that covers all the aspects including the religious and spiritual guidelines for bringing up the children as good Muslims and citizens. He has extensively quoted from the Holy Book and the Traditions of the Holy Prophet and his Infallible Descendants.
The need for English translations of Islamic works is universally felt and lot of work is being done in this direction. There is a very large section of Muslim youth, although fluent at speaking in their native languages, are more comfortable communicating in English which has assumed the status of lingua franca for them.
We also come across people from other faiths who are curious to know more about Islam and they wish to have access to good literature on the subject in the English language. If the publication of the translation of this book sees the light of the day, it will be another small, but significant step, towards dissemination of Islamic precepts to a wide spectrum of people in the East and the West. Insha Allah.
Syed Tahir Bilgrami
e-mail: sytabil@yahoo.co.uk [13]
11, Methodist Colony, Begumpet,
Hyderabad-500016, INDIA
Foreword
There is pronounced difference between education and training or upbringing. Education means inculcation of knowledge, or imparting the meanings of the contents of curricula. But upbringing is moulding of personalities on desired lines. The society can be transformed with proper upbringing of its population.
It is imperative that upbringing is based on well thought out program to
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