Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 10
! ! 10 !ِ ۡﺴ ِﻢ ا ( )ِ ا ﻟ ﺮ ﱠ ۡﺣ ٰﻤ ﻦ 1 ا ﻟ ﺮ ﱠ ِﺣ 2ۡ ِﻢ َﻧ ﺤ َﻤ ُﺪ ٥ َو ُﻧ ِﺼ ; <ُ َﻋ ;َ ر ُﺳ ُﻮ ِﻟ ﻪ ا ﻟ B C D 1 E ﻢ In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Ever Merciful. We praise and invoke blessings on His Noble Messenger. Mothers Should Inculcate Good Morals in their Children Delivered by Ha z rat Mirza Bashir - ud - D in Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifat - ul - Masih I I ra There are such people who provoke their children by raising their hands whilst s houting , “Should I strike you? ” I have observed that after one or two instances, the child begins to make th ose very same facial expression s and rais es his hand in the same manner , crying out “Shall I strike you?” Certain foolish people show their children affection by using offensive language. T he child then retaliates by using vulgar language in the same way. There are also those women who constantly speak to their children with an angry expression or frown up on their face and , in turn, their children develop the habit of conversing with an angry countenance. Contrary to this, women who are cheerful and who are in the habit of treating their children kindly, raise child ren who are likewise cheerful. Mothers should treat their children in such a manner so that if their children imitated them, it w ould not cause children humiliat ion or embarrass ment for the rest of their lives. Rather [they should raise them in such a manner that] they improve their moral behavior forever. ( Al - F azl , September 3, 1913)