Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 491
! ! 491 to enjoy the company of his mother, father, and wife, because he missed them, yet he also asks that we should not revoke his w aqf [ lifelong devotion to religious services for the Ahmadd i y y a Copmmunity]. This is the sort of youth we have been given. What work can they be capable of ? We require such people who do not move an inch from where they have been stationed. Their dead bodies may well fall a foot towards us, but the step of a living person should always move a foot ahead , not behind. We require such people , and it is these people who work to build the foundation of nations. Allah Almighty says of the companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa : É َّﻳ ۡﻨ َﺘ ِﻈ ُﺮ َّﻣ ۡﻦ ِﻣ ۡﻨ pُۡ َو َﻧ ۡﺤ َﺒ ٗﻪ َﻗ ٰﻀ ﻲ َّﻣ ۡﻦ َﻓ ِﻤ ۡﻨ pُۡ “ Some of them have fulfilled their vow, and there are others who wait. ” (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 33 : V. 24 ) And from them, some have already sacrificed their lives and among them are those who are waiting. This is the waqf which brings about a revolution in the world. Hence , the teachers and the parents have an obligation to supervise their children and raise them to be hard working. Inculcate in them a habit of saying prayers, fasting, and follow ing other Islam ic commandments. Develop in them an interest in the commandments of religion. Teachers should encourage the parents to pay full attention to their children’s education. The truth of the matter is that mothers determine the ir child’s good or bad future. A child learns most of their mo rals at a n early age. If mothers are vigilant and do not allow their children to indulge in immoral ity , the n children can grow up free of ill - habits to a certain extent. However, if at an early age , children are not strictly checked when they steal, lie, or develop other bad habits , they are unable to rid them selves of such behavior when grown. There is a well - known story in our country of a mother whose son became a thief. From a thief, he turned into a bandit. O ne day , he killed someone during a robbery , and