Tonight at the PMIS Open House, Dr. Ahmad Sakr, spoke about the importance of Islamic Schools. He kept reiterating the fact that if your kids go to the "filthy dirty" public schools, they will be lost forever. It is true that public school has caused many Muslim teenagers to succumb to the pressures of American society, including sex, drugs, alcohol, etc., but there is also a lot of kids out there that know their deen and would never dare to come near these things.I'm all for Islamic schools, don't get me wrong, but one of the things that really annoys me is when people think that Islamic school is the answer to their problems. Some parents believe that they don't need to teach thier kids anything about Islam, and expect weekend or full-time Islamic school to magically turn their kids into model Muslims. Parents need to wake up and teach their kids some akhlaq and adaab. They need to instill Islamic morals in their kids when they are children. You can't expect to make your kid start praying when they are 12 years old if you haven't encouraged them to pray with you when they young.
It pains me to see practicing, Masjid-going Muslims whose kids are out doing God knows what. I understand that one can do their best to instill Islamic values into their children, but when they get older, ultimately its up to them to do what they want. One can only make dua that they stay on the straight path. But my beef is with the parents that don't take the time to raise their children properly.
Ok i'm tired and Atifa is making me depressed.
InshaAllah we will all raise our children to be good Muslims who work for the sake of Allah (swt).
