[Hafsa Afzal]

Don’t we all love the festivities in the month of Ramadan? The thrill and excitement it brings in a child which is absolutely overwhelming. Especially when you see your little ones puffed up with pride on their first fast, when you try to soothe them into resisting hunger, or, when you see them struggling with the temptation to gobble the delicious iftari and how can we forget the time you finally watch their tiny faces brimming with triumph after successfully completing the long wait from dawn till dusk..
Ramadan for children is considered a golden period when parents can teach them about practicing Islam in its true spirit. It is a time when you can talk to them about the blessings and rewards that a fasting person receives and share the wonderful religious teachings in the light of the Holy Quran and Hadith. Ramadan helps children observe their daily prayers and read and understand the Quran. Children are taught about the difficult the lives of those who are less fortunate, deprived of food, clean water and the basic necessities of life, as a result they become more thankful and generous. It is a parent’s duty to make Ramadan for children a positive and learning experience, which they enjoy and from which they get a chance to realize the true obligations of good Muslims.
As we know, fasting is not obligatory for young children; a child has to reach the age of adolescence to fast. However, in Pakistan, parents usually introduce their children to fasting at a young age and with gradual and timely increments so that they get used to the practice, plus given the joint family system most children tend to follow their older siblings and cousins much before they reach adolescence or before they are told to do so. Also, in order to encourage a child’s first Ramadan fast, ‘roza khushai’ is celebrated as a very special event when s/he is praised in front of the entire family.


Taken from http://blush.com.pk/making-ramadan-a...your-children/

 

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