Usually parents ignore their children while busy with Eid chores and as a result children waist the whole day with fun and non Islamic activities. It is therefore, obligatory for Muslim parents to teach their children the true Islamic spirits of Eid celebration.
Last weekend marked the end of the Holy month of Ramadan and the beginning of Shawwal. It is one of the first day of Shawwal that Muslims celebrate Eid, which means “Festivity”.
It is on this day that the Muslims all over the world celebrated the joyous holiday called “Eid.ul.Fitr”. On this day Muslims celebrate a month-long achievement which was performed for the sole purpose of pleasing and serving ALLAH.
For other nations, a holiday is a chance to immerse in worldly pleasures, or to involve oneself in prohibited acts to the utmost. But for the Muslims, the Eid is an occasion to increase good deeds by bringing happiness and pleasure to the hearts of others by helping and supporting the poor and needy and also by getting involved in pastimes that emphasize the strong and serious Islamic character.
In addition to this it is obligatory for Muslim parents to teach and guide their children the true Islamic spirits of Eid celebrations. Usually parents ignore their children when busy in Eid choruses and as result, children waist the whole Eid day in fun and non Islamic activities. Being a Muslim parent it is your parental duty to teach and guide your children how to celebrate the Eid festival in an Islamic way. As a parent you can take this Eid as a time to make a strong and friendly parent children relationship in the light of Islamic teachings and guide your children the right and Islamic way of Eid celebration you can also make your children more disciplined by bringing so many Islamic ways to them.
Remember, being a parent you are the only guider of your children.So take this Eid to re structure and re build your parent child relationship and teach your children the way that ALLAH teaches us.
As children love to celebrate eid because the holiday is so festive and they receive “Eidi” from adults and they end up the day by making a lot of cash which make them happy and joyous.
However, there is more that can be done to raise the spirit of Eid in children and as a parent you should always look for such ideas.
Following are some ways, by using them; a parent can raise the Islamic spirit of Eid celebrations among your children and make the Eid more complete for them.
- Take your child to the Masjid or Eid Gah to show the rich and complete Islamic tradition. It will help him have a hands-on experience of the way Eid is actually celebrated and will definitely find it interesting.
- Tell your child to say loudly the “Takbeer” while leaving the home for Eid prayer.. It is Sunnah to say Takbeer loudly when leaving our homes to go to Eid Prayer. The Prophet used to say this until he finished the Prayer.
- Tell your child that music is prohibited in the Islamic celebrations. But, it is permitted to listen to songs (without musical instruments) on Eid day especially for children. [Bukhaari and Muslim].
Usually parents ignore their children while busy with Eid chores and as a result children waist the whole day with fun and non Islamic activities.
