Respecting Parents Razia Aliya Ahmad, 8 years old, Singapore
Dear friends, did you know our parents are the most important people in the world? They are very special and a beautiful gift given to us by Allah. They love us, care for us, guide us, teach us, do so much for us and help us to be the best Ahmadi Muslims! Allah the Almighty mentions in the Holy Qur’an in Chapter 17, verse 24:
ۡ # اِ ۡح َس "ًا," ِ +ۡ ل َوا ِل َد#0ِ َو
which means: “and show kindness to parents” - meaning we should be good and kind to our parents.
Allah the Almighty also tells us not to say ‘uff’ to our parents or make them unhappy, rather, Allah says we should speak to them with kind words and respect them. In a Hadith, the Holy Prophet Muhammadsaw said, “The pleasure of the Lord lies in the pleasure of the parent. The anger of the Lord lies in the anger of the parent”[1]. After Allah, it is our parents who love us the most. Allah gave us parents to show us just a little bit of how much He loves us. When we make our parents happy, we are making Allah happy too.
