GUIDELINE FOR MUSLIM PARENTS:

GOALS

Goals are important because they serve to illuminate a path. Without them we tend to waste time and ultimately, find that we have not accomplished anything in our lives.

Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said,
”Conduct yourself in this world as if you are here to stay forever. Prepare for eternity as if you had to die tomorrow.” (Bukhari)

Have the family know that life is not just about enjoying and accumulating but to have Allah pleased with them.

Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said,
“If someone wants to know what position he enjoys in the eyes of God, he has only to look at what place he gives to God (in his life).” (Hakim)

Ensure that goals are set in all areas of life so that you and members of your family grow in a comprehensive rather than fragmented fashion. At the end of the year review what has been accomplished, and set new goals for the next year. But the most important goal is to have Allah pleased with us and to strive for paradise.

Allah says,
“What is the life of this world but amusement and play? But verily the home of Hereafter; that is life indeed, if they but knew.” (Quran 29:64)