Dear Islamic brothers! Allah Almighty has bestowed countless blessings upon us. The more we thank for these blessings, the less it is. One great blessing out of these blessings is ‘children’. It is the responsibility of parents to provide education and upbringing in a proper manner to their children. How should parents provide their children education and upbringing so that they have good attributes?

Dear Islamic brothers! Sayyiduna Isma’eel عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّنَا وَعَـلَيْهِ الصَّلٰوةُ وَالسَّلَام is the blessed and chosen Nabi of Allah Almighty. Allah Almighty has blessed him with special favours and honours, and that is why he عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام always remained steadfast by Divine blessing in the Divine trials he faced. Let’s listen to a famous parable of Sayyiduna Isma’eel عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام about his remaining pleased with the Will of Allah Almighty [the parable for commemorating which اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ Muslims carry out Qurbani every year at Eid-ul-Adha (10, 11, 12 Zul-Hijjah) all over the world].

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Same dream during three nights

On the eighth night of Zul-Hajj, Sayyiduna Ibraheem عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام dreamt that someone said, ‘Indeed Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has ordered you to slaughter your son.’ From dawn to dusk, he عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام continued to contemplate whether the dream was from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ or from Satan. This is the reason why the eighth of Zul-Hajj was named ‘يَوۡمُ التَّرۡوِيَه’, i.e. the day of contemplation. On the ninth night of Zul-Hajj, he عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام had the same dream and was convinced that the dream was from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, which is why the ninth of Zul-Hajj is referred to as ‘يَوۡمِ عَرَفَه’, i.e. the day of recognition. After he عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام had the same dream once again on the tenth of Zul-Hajj, he عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام made a firm intention of sacrificing his son, which is why the tenth of Zul-Hajj is called ‘يَوۡمُ النَّحۡر’, i.e. the day of slaughter. (Tafseer-e-Kabeer, vol. 9, pp. 346)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد