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Drawing upon lessons from the Qur’an, Professor Abdalla explored:

• Tarbiyah as the gradual nurturing of a child’s iman, character and sense of responsibility before Allah.
• Children as an amanah from Allah, possessing dignity that should be protected.
• Parenting lessons from Luqman, Ibrahim and Ya‘qub (peace be upon them).
• Nurturing tawhid, salah, patience, humility and good speech within our children.
• Building loving relationships before offering instruction and correction.
• Combining rahmah with clear and consistent boundaries.
• Correcting behaviour without humiliating the child or closing the door to tawbah and positive change.
• Modelling the Islamic character and conduct we hope to see in our children.
• Making sincere and consistent du‘a for their guidance and righteousness.

A key reminder was that our goal is not merely to raise academically successful or outwardly obedient children. Rather, we should strive to nurture young Muslims who know and worship Allah, embody good character, make responsible choices and serve others.

Professor Abdalla also shared practical ways to strengthen tarbiyah at home, including praying together, having device-free conversations, learning about Islam as a family, expressing gratitude to Allah, consulting children appropriately and participating in acts of service.

The seminar slides are attached here for your reference.

May Allah make our children steadfast upon Islam, beautify them with excellent character and grant us wisdom, patience and sincerity in fulfilling the amanah of parenthood. Amin.