Child Upbringing in Islam and the Challenges of the Modern Time

Abstract

The universal phenomenon of love for children is an indisputable fact of human existence. This is because the child in every culture and religion is the central focus of the family. Therefore, the parents hold a great deal of responsibility in terms of what they teach their children and accordingly how their children grow up as adults. This paper adopts a qualitative and descriptive methods using literature, personal interviews and observation. It also discusses the rights of children on their parents in Islam, it analyses based on Islamic ideals the role of the family in instilling good character and morals in the Muslim child and examines the challenges of child upbringing. The major findings include the effects posed by social media, peer group influence, ignorance and parental negligence. The work concludes that, for successful child upbringing parents should be role models by providing proper guidance and setting standards based on the teaching of Islam.