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333 333 333 333 333 333 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION 9. 5 9. 5 9. 5 9. 5 9. 5 G G G G G E N E R A L E N E R A L E N E R A L E N E R A L E N E R A L R R R R R E L I G I O U S E L I G I O U S E L I G I O U S E L I G I O U S E L I G I O U S K K K K K N O W L E D G E N O W L E D G E N O W L E D G E N O W L E D G E N O W L E D G E — W — W — W — W — W A Q F A Q F A Q F A Q F A Q F - - - - - E E E E E -N -N -N -N -N A U A U A U A U A U G G G G G U I D E L I N E S U I D E L I N E S U I D E L I N E S U I D E L I N E S U I D E L I N E S Guidelines f Guidelines f Guidelines f Guidelines f Guidelines for P or P or P or P or Par ar ar ar arents of ents of ents of ents of ents of W W W W Waaqif aaqif aaqif aaqif aaqifeen-e-Nau een-e-Nau een-e-Nau een-e-Nau een-e-Nau Childr Childr Childr Childr Children en en en en Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih IV rh launched the blessed scheme of Waqf-e-Nau on April 3, 1987, under which Ahmadi families were urged to dedicate their children for the world-wide spread of Islam in the second century of Ahmadiyyat. Hadrat Khalifatul Masih V aa announced in his address in the U. K Jalsa Salana (August 27, 2007) that the total number of Waaqfeen-e Nau children has risen to 34,811. Following is a syllabus recommended by Vakalat Waqf-e-Nau , Tahrik-e-Jadid , Rabwah for the dedicated children, i. e. Waaqfeen-e-Nau ♦ Rise early and endeavor to say the Tahajjud prayer. ♦ The father should offer prayers on time, in congregation, and the mother at home, on time. ♦ Recite the Holy Quran aloud daily. ♦ Keep the child hygienically clean, and if he does get soiled, clean him/ her immediately. ♦ Don’t keep the child in the nude. Dress him/her appropriately according to the weather. ♦ Avoid hugging, kissing, and cuddling the child overly, for it can create personality problems. ♦ The mother should breast-feed the child for two years, unless it is medically inadvisable. ♦ Feed the child in appropriate quantities at fixed intervals. ♦ Have the child inoculated and vaccinated as appropriate, and have him/ her medically examined periodically under the supervision of the Waqf- e-Nau supervisor. ♦ Talk to the child gently and with dignity, and avoid as far as possible scolding and roughing him/her up. ♦ Don’t relate horror stories. Tell him/her events pertaining to pious and brave people. Syllabus for the Parents of Waaqfeen- e-Nau