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Appendix 2: Waqf-e-Nau 151 2) Training of Parents: Parents of Waqf-e-Nau children must realize that they have a great responsibility, as they have a guest of Allah growing up in their home. Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (rh) reminded parents that in order to train these children, they will have to train themselves, as their children will live the life that their parents live, and not the life that their parents tell them to live. No matter how much verbal instruction parents may give to their child, if their own conduct is not in accordance with what they teach, their children will pick up their weaknesses and discard the strengths of the verbal message. Children are quick at imitating the weaknesses of their parents and then pay less attention to what they tell them verbally. 3) Start Training and Education of Children At An Early Age: Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (rh) reminded parents that character is built in childhood, if done later it needs extra effort. Children have to be disciplined from childhood. It is extremely difficult to reform badly brought up children. 4) Religious Training and Education: a) Holy Qur ’ an: Teach your children the proper recitation of the Holy Qur ’ an and the meaning from a young age. These children must be able to recite the Holy Qur ’ an with full understanding of what they are reciting. Help them to develop the firm habit of reading the Holy Qur ’ an early in the morning. b) Emphasis on Salat and Prayers: Huzoor (rh) instructed parents to lay great emphasis on prayer and Salat. He asked parents to pray for these children compassionately and also teach them how to pray. Instill the habit of Salat in them, so that they may have a close personal relationship with Allah from their childhood and begin to reap its fruits at an early