Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 12
! ! 12 sharing absurd, nonsensical, and immoral tales with them , relate beneficial stories with a moral , which will help them to be more religious. Do not say anything in their presence which could be the basis for instilling immoral behaviors in t hem. If a child unwittingly speaks or behaves in an un - Islam ic manner, he or she should immediately be stopped. S t r ive to always inculcate a love for Allah with in th eir heart s. Do not let your children wander loose ; do not let them be so free that they begin to violate Shariah [ the Islamic law ]. Keep their activities in check and always supervise them. D o not become unmindful after entrusting your young children to maidservants, since many i lls develop solely due to this early negligence. A mother is often pleased when she sends her child out , thinking , ‘N ow I will have some time for myself. ’ L ittle does she know the sort of company her child keeps and the negative impressi ons he has formed from witnessing various scenes which will pro ve extremely damaging in the future. Thus, beware that a little bit of care now serves as protection against countless dangers ahead. Be pious and Godly yourselves so that when your children are grown, they are also pious and Godly. ( Al - Fazl , September 10, 1913)