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~23~ Unnecessary use of Mobile phones by Young Children Huzoor (aba) has warned us about the negative influence of the wrong use of the latest technology including mobile phones on the character of children. Advising young Ahmadi men and children at the occasion of the Ijtema of Atfal ul Ahamdiyya Germany, he (aba) said: “There is a widespread problem here of children demanding from their parents to buy them mobile phones. Some are just 10 years of age and say that they should have a mobile phone. Are you doing some sort of business? Or are you are doing some kind of work in which information is required to be accessed every minute? When asked, they reply ‘we need to call our parents. ’ If your parents are not worried, there is also no need for you to worry, because phones can also lead to bad habits. Through phones, some people contact children directly and then incite them into bad habits. Hence, the phone is also a very harmful thing due to which children lose all good sense and get involved in wrongdoings, so avoid this. As for the TV programs, as I said you may watch cartoons or informative programs. However, you must avoid all vulgar and indecent programs. ” • Address at National Itfal tul Ahmadiyya Ijtema Germany 16 September 2011 • Published AlFazl Internatonl 09 March 2012 Block Immoral Television Programs For the sake of entertainment, not only children, but even adults sit for hours in front of the television. As a result of this, some people lose the ability to discern what is evil. Hence, Huzoor- e-Anwar (aba) advised against watching immoral television programs and treading the dangerous path of indecency. He said: “Hence, an utmost effort is needed to safeguard oneself from the Satanic attacks. In this regard, Allah the Exalted says