Paradise Under Your Feet — Page 115
Chapter 6: High School Years 115 Involvement in sports and outdoor activities is a healthy alternative to engaging in electronic games and should be encouraged. Explain to teenagers the concept of “ cyber- Purdah ,” that is, the need for modesty even for electronic communication, and strongly discourage the posting of photographs, as well as using social networking sites. It is very easy for teens who observe Purdah in other aspects of their lives to fall into the trap of over-sharing and over-familiarizing with others online as they are doing so from the comfort of their homes. They feel safe and secure and do not think of this sharing as falling under the category of ‘ Purdah ’. One aspect of media that is generally not valued is the wealth of Islamic resources from Ahmadiyya Muslim sites. Visit these sites with your children so they realize that media should be used for this purpose as well, not just for school and entertainment. As you do so, also make your teenager realize that a lot of anti-Ahmadi Muslim and anti-Muslim propaganda exists on the Internet and they must navigate that with care and caution. Discourage them from retaliating to any anti-Ahmadi Muslim blogs or comments, and, instead, introduce them to Jama ’ at-run groups such as the MediaWatch Team, who tackle these comments and articles through well-thought-out, well- written and well-researched responses. HAZRAT AMMAN JAN ’ S (RA) TARBIYAT Hazrat Nawab Mubaraka Begum (ra) also recollected that Hazrat Amman Jan (ra) had the noble quality of hating the common vices of gossiping, backbiting and complaining and she would ignore any such comments of ladies that were made in her presence. Hazrat Amman Jan (ra) was also astonishingly patient and ever grateful to Allah Almighty. Her heart was “ pure and generous. ” She never allowed any ill feeling to germinate in it, even if someone hurt her. She would ignore all hurtful and angry remarks, to the extent that