The first comprehensive Islamic parenting book based soundly on Islamic sources while remaining up to date on the current research about child-rearing, drawn from the fields of child psychology, counseling, and behavioral training techniques.

The Child in Islam offers a rare and rich panoramic guide to rearing a happy family in harmony and in wisdom----and above all, Islamically. Is there a difference between Muslim and non-Muslim child rearing? Indeed there is, and beyond the physical delineation of a Muslims practice, it is the difference between groping ones way with a sputtering candle and walking confidently ahead on a brightly lit day along a well-marked path. This is what Norma Tarazi illustrates in her lively and sober discussion infused by the twin principles of kindness and common sense.

Here in no abstract discussion; the authors clear and straightforward voice examines the full spectrum of child rearing with always-practical advice in real life, concrete approaches and techniques for problem solving. The answer and the solutions are Islamic, that is, completely natural and productive.

Norma Tarazis voice is like that of a warm and trusted friend. It is a constructive and positive voice which inspires and which never forgets: children are only children and must be allowed to grow and to learn gradually. Each child is special, each a unique individual created thus by God Himself.

Description: 301 pages, Paperback
Publisher: American Trust Publications (1995)