Family life
Family life: rights, peace and harmony at home
Islam places family life at the centre of moral and spiritual growth. Guidance on fulfilling the rights of every member of the household, so that peace in the home extends to society.
Resources
Friday Sermon, 20 May 2016 — Teachings of the Promised Messiah (as)
alislam.org
Friday Sermon, 20 May 2016 — Teachings of the Promised Messiah (as)
Al Islam — Friday Sermon
Real Talk Canada — Challenges to Families
alislam.org
Real Talk Canada — Challenges to Families
Al Islam (Official)
Verified guidance from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat
Directly sourced from Friday Sermons, Q&A sessions and official publications — no paraphrasing.
Khalifatul Masih V · Friday Sermon
Excessive love for children can itself become a form of hidden shirk
“Disobeying a clear commandment of Allah the Exalted, so that one may agree with the demands of the children is a covert shirk... This is neither entertainment nor freedom; rather, these are pits of fire in the name of entertainment and freedom.”
Switzerland · 2010-04-23
Verified source
Publication: Al Fazl International, 14 May 2010
- TextAl Islam (Official)https://www.alislam.org/book/social-media/role-of-parents-in-training-of-children/
Khalifatul Masih V · Guidance to the National Amila (executive) of Finland
'Do not lose your own children while attempting to reform others'
“Do not lose your own children while attempting to reform others. That should be our foremost concern.”
Finland (virtual meeting) · 2021-11-07
Verified source
Publication: Al Hakam, 12 November 2021
Khalifatul Masih IV · Founding of Muslim Television Ahmadiyya International
Khalifa IV founds MTA International — the first 24-hour Muslim satellite channel
“IN 1994, the world Islamic leader, the late Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV, of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at established Muslim Television Ahmadiyya (MTA) International, a satellite television station based in London.”
London, UK · 1994-01-01
Verified source
Publication: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK; multiple Community sources
Trusted online-safety guidance
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Internet Matters
Keep Children Safe Online: Information, advice, support
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https://www.internetmatters.org/
NSPCC
Talking to your child about online safety
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https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/talking-child-online-safety/
Common Sense Media
Online Safety — Parenting, Media, and Everything in Between
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https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/online-safety
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