GCSE Questions
GCSE Question (8 Marks)
Q. Does religious upbringing brainwash people into believing in Allah?
A. There are many different views on Muslim upbringing. I think that as a Muslim child you should follow upon the religion of your parents and family as they have looked after you as you were young. Also there are many reasons as to why you should show respect to your parents by listening to them and following their religion. Furthermore it says in the Quran (the word of Allah delivered by the last prophet Muhammad) and Hadith (the sayings of the last prophet Muhammad) that to show respect
The family plays a big part in a life of a Muslim as they all look out for each other and help one another. Also, each Muslim have duties witch they must fulfil. It says in the second chapter of the Quran, verse 233: The mothers shall give such to their offspring for two whole years, if the father desires to complete the term. But he shall bear the cost of their food and clothing on equitable terms. No soul shall have a burden laid on it greater than it can bear. No mother shall be treated unfairly on account of her child. Nor father on account of his child, and he shall be chargeable in the same way. If they both decide on weaning, by mutual consent, and after due consultation, there is no blame on them. If they decide …show more content…
on a foster-mother for your offspring, there is no blame on you, provided they pay (the mother) what they offered, on equitable terms. But fear Allah and know that Allah sees well what they do. This shows me that a Muslim family have duties towards their family. Also, if a Muslim couple are struggling they should not work too hard and should not be treated unfairly. When a Muslim baby is born, it goes through many processes to remind the baby that it is Muslim and is brought up to worship one god. Firstly, the leader of the family reads the adhan in the right ear of the baby. Furthermore, the Iqaamah is then read into the left ear of the baby. This shows that and reminds the baby that it is born a Muslim and it also tells the baby which religion it is born into. Also, this frees the baby from Satan as it that reading the adhan gets rid of Satan. This is normally read as soon as the baby is born and is one of the first things it hears. Abu Raf'I relates that, "I saw the Prophet saying the adhan of Salah in the ear of his grandson, Hassan, when the child was born to his daughter Fatima". This Hadith is found in Musnad Ahmad, and authenticated by Sheikh Abdul Qadit 'Arnoot. When a child was born to one of the families of the Sahaba (the Companions of the Prophet) they would take it to the Prophet so that he would bless it, and apply the pulp of a date, chewed by him, to its palate.
Tahneek (as it is known in Arabic) was to keep the child safe from evil. Therefore, similarly when a child is born into a Muslim family, it should be taken to a virtuous, pious person, so that this person may supplicate for the child and perform the tahneek. Tahneek is among those Sunahs whose practice has become rare. Aisha (RA) narrates that "The people used to bring their new born children to the Prophet and he would bless them and perform the
tahneek"
Sahih Muslim 1:560. This act of putting a pulp in the baby mouth is to free the baby mostly from evil and diseases.
The Aqeeqah ceremony essentially consists of two acts: the shaving of the hair from the head of a new born baby, and the sacrifice of an animal (these were also characteristic features of Millat-u-Ibrahim, the religion of the Prophet Ibrahim). The hair on the child's head is shaven and its weight in silver is given as charity. An animal is then sacrificed as a mark of celebration and distributed amongst friends, family, the poor and a portion is kept for one’s own consumption. Ali (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah slaughtered a goat on the occasion of Hassan’s birth, the son of Fatimah (RA) and Ali (RA) and said "Oh Fatimah! Shave the head of Hassan and pay silver equal to the weight of the hair as charity".
Sahih Sunah at-Tirmithee 2:1226. Also, it is reported by Abdullah bin al-As that the Prophet said, "To whomsoever a child is born and he wants to perform a sacrifice of Aqeeqah on behalf of it, he should sacrifice two goats for a boy and one goat for a girl".
Sunah Abu Dawood 2:2836. Moreover, it is reported by Buraydah (RA) "During the age of ignorance, when a child was born to anyone of us, we used to slaughter a goat and smear the child with its blood. Later, after the dawn of Islam, our practice became (on the advice of the Prophet) that we sacrifice a goat of Aqeeqah on the seventh day after the birth of the child, shave the head of the infant and apply saffron on it". Sunah Abu Dawood 2:2137 It is from the teachings of the Messenger of Allah, that each member of the family be given a good name. Those who ask Allah to give them children should also ask Allah to make these children among the followers of the Prophet Muhammad and adherents to his Sunah. It is an obligation upon the parents that their child be given a good name. Some Hadith indicate that the child is to be named on the seventh day along with Aqeeqah. However, the Prophet also named children on the day of their birth, as proven by other narrations. There is no harm if the child is named before the seventh day, but if the naming has not been done, and then the child should be named on the seventh day.
Naming a child with a beautiful and honourable name is very important. The Prophet always chose names with good and beautiful meanings, even telling people to change their names if they had unpleasant meanings. Narrated by Abu Musa (RA)" a son was born to me and I took him to the Prophet who named him Ibrahim, did tahneek for him with a date, invoked Allah's blessing upon him and returned him to me. Sahih Bukhari 7:376 Overall I think that a Muslim parent should take his child to the madrasah at the age of 5 so they can start to learn good at a young age. Once they are forward they cannot go backwards. However people say that you should have a free choice this is true but how can you disrespect your parents after all they have been through. Therefore I think it is not brain washing to make your child the religion you are.
Q. Does religious upbringing brainwash people into believing in Allah?
A. There are many different views on Muslim upbringing. I think that as a Muslim child you should follow upon the religion of your parents and family as they have looked after you as you were young. Also there are many reasons as to why you should show respect to your parents by listening to them and following their religion. Furthermore it says in the Quran (the word of Allah delivered by the last prophet Muhammad) and Hadith (the sayings of the last prophet Muhammad) that to show respect
The family plays a big part in a life of a Muslim as they all look out for each other and help one another. Also, each Muslim have duties witch they must fulfil. It says in the second chapter of the Quran, verse 233: The mothers shall give such to their offspring for two whole years, if the father desires to complete the term. But he shall bear the cost of their food and clothing on equitable terms. No soul shall have a burden laid on it greater than it can bear. No mother shall be treated unfairly on account of her child. Nor father on account of his child, and he shall be chargeable in the same way. If they both decide on weaning, by mutual consent, and after due consultation, there is no blame on them. If they decide …show more content…
on a foster-mother for your offspring, there is no blame on you, provided they pay (the mother) what they offered, on equitable terms. But fear Allah and know that Allah sees well what they do. This shows me that a Muslim family have duties towards their family. Also, if a Muslim couple are struggling they should not work too hard and should not be treated unfairly. When a Muslim baby is born, it goes through many processes to remind the baby that it is Muslim and is brought up to worship one god. Firstly, the leader of the family reads the adhan in the right ear of the baby. Furthermore, the Iqaamah is then read into the left ear of the baby. This shows that and reminds the baby that it is born a Muslim and it also tells the baby which religion it is born into. Also, this frees the baby from Satan as it that reading the adhan gets rid of Satan. This is normally read as soon as the baby is born and is one of the first things it hears. Abu Raf'I relates that, "I saw the Prophet saying the adhan of Salah in the ear of his grandson, Hassan, when the child was born to his daughter Fatima". This Hadith is found in Musnad Ahmad, and authenticated by Sheikh Abdul Qadit 'Arnoot. When a child was born to one of the families of the Sahaba (the Companions of the Prophet) they would take it to the Prophet so that he would bless it, and apply the pulp of a date, chewed by him, to its palate.
Tahneek (as it is known in Arabic) was to keep the child safe from evil. Therefore, similarly when a child is born into a Muslim family, it should be taken to a virtuous, pious person, so that this person may supplicate for the child and perform the tahneek. Tahneek is among those Sunahs whose practice has become rare. Aisha (RA) narrates that "The people used to bring their new born children to the Prophet and he would bless them and perform the
tahneek"
Sahih Muslim 1:560. This act of putting a pulp in the baby mouth is to free the baby mostly from evil and diseases.
The Aqeeqah ceremony essentially consists of two acts: the shaving of the hair from the head of a new born baby, and the sacrifice of an animal (these were also characteristic features of Millat-u-Ibrahim, the religion of the Prophet Ibrahim). The hair on the child's head is shaven and its weight in silver is given as charity. An animal is then sacrificed as a mark of celebration and distributed amongst friends, family, the poor and a portion is kept for one’s own consumption. Ali (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah slaughtered a goat on the occasion of Hassan’s birth, the son of Fatimah (RA) and Ali (RA) and said "Oh Fatimah! Shave the head of Hassan and pay silver equal to the weight of the hair as charity".
Sahih Sunah at-Tirmithee 2:1226. Also, it is reported by Abdullah bin al-As that the Prophet said, "To whomsoever a child is born and he wants to perform a sacrifice of Aqeeqah on behalf of it, he should sacrifice two goats for a boy and one goat for a girl".
Sunah Abu Dawood 2:2836. Moreover, it is reported by Buraydah (RA) "During the age of ignorance, when a child was born to anyone of us, we used to slaughter a goat and smear the child with its blood. Later, after the dawn of Islam, our practice became (on the advice of the Prophet) that we sacrifice a goat of Aqeeqah on the seventh day after the birth of the child, shave the head of the infant and apply saffron on it". Sunah Abu Dawood 2:2137 It is from the teachings of the Messenger of Allah, that each member of the family be given a good name. Those who ask Allah to give them children should also ask Allah to make these children among the followers of the Prophet Muhammad and adherents to his Sunah. It is an obligation upon the parents that their child be given a good name. Some Hadith indicate that the child is to be named on the seventh day along with Aqeeqah. However, the Prophet also named children on the day of their birth, as proven by other narrations. There is no harm if the child is named before the seventh day, but if the naming has not been done, and then the child should be named on the seventh day.
Naming a child with a beautiful and honourable name is very important. The Prophet always chose names with good and beautiful meanings, even telling people to change their names if they had unpleasant meanings. Narrated by Abu Musa (RA)" a son was born to me and I took him to the Prophet who named him Ibrahim, did tahneek for him with a date, invoked Allah's blessing upon him and returned him to me. Sahih Bukhari 7:376 Overall I think that a Muslim parent should take his child to the madrasah at the age of 5 so they can start to learn good at a young age. Once they are forward they cannot go backwards. However people say that you should have a free choice this is true but how can you disrespect your parents after all they have been through. Therefore I think it is not brain washing to make your child the religion you are.