"TheProphet(SA)ofAllah stated:'Apiouschild isasweet-smelling
plant from among the plants ofParadise'."
"TheProphet(SA)of Allahalsostated:'Addto thenumbersof your
children,becauseI,ontheDayofJudgement,willfeelhonouredabout
the greatness of your numbers over the other Ummahs'."
Rowignorantarethosewho,withvariousexcuses,refusetohavechil-
dren, and thus fight the principle of creation!
(2) Educating a Child
The mostsensitive responsibilityof a mother isher duty to educate
andtrainher children.Althoughboth theparentsshouldshare thisre-
sponsibility,itweighsmoreheavilyontheshouldersofmothers.Thisis
becauseamotherisabletoconstantlyprotectandmonitorher child.If
mothers, through a correct programme try to bring up their children,
thenawhole nationandeven the world wouldundergorevolutionary
changes.
Thustheprogress ordeteriorationofasocietyisinthe handsofwo-
men."TheProphet(SA)ofAllahstated:'TheParadiseisunderthefeetof
mothers'."
Small children of today are the men and women of tomorrow.
Whateverlessonstheylearnnow,theywillpractiseinfuturesocieties.If
familiesimprove,thesocietywillprogress,becausesocietiesarenomore
thanacollectionoffamilies.Tomorrow's worldwillsufferwithtoday's
bad-tempered, stubborn, ignorant, cowardly, materialistic, nasty, care-
less, selfish and cruel children.
Onthecontrary,tomorrow'sworldwillbenefitfromtoday'schildren
who are honest, well-mannered, generous, brave, just, trustworthy, etc.
Therefore,parentsingeneralandmothersinparticularareresponsible
towardstheirsocieties.Theycanservetheirsocietybybringinguppious
children.Ontheotherhand,carelessnessabouttheirresponsibilitywill
be questioned on the Day of Judgement.
"ImamSajjad(AS)stated:'The rightof yourchild isthat youshould
knowheisfromyou.Beitgoodorbadheisrelatedtoyou.Youarere-
sponsible for his upbringing, education and showing him the path to