1. Children’s Status & Rights
Allah,subhanahuwa taala,hasmadethe parents'heart asthesource of lovefortheirchildren.Theloveforchildrenhasbeen
legislated'byAl-
lahintheverynatureofparenthood.Itisnormalforaparenttolovehis
orherchild;itisabnormalforaparentnottolovehisorherchild.Thisis
the natural law as well as the religious law.
Islamhasprovided somewonderful guidelinesforthe parentsin or-
der to bring up their children —from birth to age 21— in the proper
Islamic manner. The Prophet said to Imam ‘Ali: “O ‘Ali, there are as
many rightsof children incumbent uponparents as thereare rightsof
parents incumbent upon children.”