Islam Republic

Being a mother is wonderful experience. You have the chance to love and care the children in nice circumstance. When your children show some improvement, you will be so happy to know that. As a Muslim mother, you should know that your children deserve to get the shelter, food, clothing, health, hygiene, and education. Muslims believe that father has to work for securing the financial and mother must maintain and use them properly. In some places, mother is the primary teacher for the children. That makes mother has to learn many things. The basic one is learning the Islam beliefs and practices them in daily life. Besides attending a discussion group, you may purchase or buy books to add the knowledge. Mother also becomes the role models when the children are learning to pray.

Qur’an and Sunnah have to be the basics in improving the children character, pleasant personality, and ethics. You are supposed to be a bit strict in guiding your children especially about the methods of praying and reading Qur’an. In contrast, it is allowed for you to be so calm and sincere at the time you explain the reasons behind some Islam rules. Books are good media to teach the essence of Islam. Since your children have different personality, you are supposed to be able to cater their every need and desires in a personalized way. The attention and care should be given based on the needs in proper amount. A mother works as the children’s primary advisor, so it is important to keep the trustworthy and respectful atmosphere at home. In the future, your children will be the persons who do their activities based on Islam rules.

Nowadays, it seems the number of smokers is getting higher. In certain area, many teenagers have tried to smoke and they tend to repeat smoking again and again. Muslim religion actually does not forbid their followers to smoke. They are allowed to smoke but they are not advised to do so. In the Quran, there is no statement which strictly forbids people to smoke. However, Quran strongly states that people must not disturb each other and make other people in danger. So, look at the situation while people are smoking. The smoke produces unpleasant smell which tends to disturb other people.

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Fasting is the one of the rituals in Islam beliefs. This is the period when the Muslims have to avoid eating, drinking, smoking, and having sexual activity in the morning until afternoon. Fasting is done during the Ramadan month, which is the ninth month in Islamic calendar. In addition, Muslims are suggested to do only the positive activities such as helping the poor, studying, reading Quran, working and others. So, foul talk, lustful thoughts, and vain speech should be reduced. As the third pillar in Islam, every adult has to do this. In Quran, Allah has said clearly that He also order the people before the Islamic ages to fast. It can be inferred that Jewish and Christian are also asked to fast.

Whatever the things Allah order to people will result great benefits. Although fasting looks so terrible and difficult to do, the positive benefits are countless. Since the compulsory fasting is done during the Ramadan, it creates a sense of community and belonging. Almost all Muslims in the world are fasting in the same time whether they are poor or rich. It gives the opportunity for the rich to feel what the poor feel. As the month of charity, Ramadan will be so beautiful because there are many people who will donate their belongings. However, there are some conditions that allow the Muslims for not fasting. For example, pregnant and nursing mothers may not fast. People who are sick and the menstruating women do not have to fast. But the fasting must be made up later.