Motherhood
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Children should realize how dedicated their mothers were in bearing and raising
them in their childhood:
“And God says: We have enjoined upon a human being goodness toward his/her
parents; one’s mother bore him/her by bearing strain upon strain, and the
child’s utter dependence on her lasted two years: (hence, O people), be grateful
toward Me and toward your parents, (and remember that) with me all journey
ends.”(31:14)
The slightest offense to the parent by any word or gesture is against the teaching of
the Quran (17:23-34). The Prophet put the mother before the father in relation to
kindness that children should show toward each of them. Even when the parents
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are not believers, and try to persuade believing children to follow them, the
children must stick to their faith without hurting their parents’ feelings or
degrading them:
“Yet should they (the parents) endeavor to make you ascribe divinity side by side
with Me to any that your mind cannot accept (as divine, obey them not: but even
then) bear them company this world’s life with kindness.” (31:15
