Sadr-ush-Shar’iah, ‘Allamah Maulana Mufti Muhammad Amjad Ali A’zamiرَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه states: The first element is to teach your children the Holy Quran and the fundamental aspects of Deen. Such as Sawm, Salah, purity, buying and selling, wages and rulings regarding other matters that one comes across on daily basis. Moreover, they shall be acquainted with such knowledge that in case they are unfamiliar with it, they indulge in committing sins by acting upon those matters that are against the Shar’iah.

If you see that the child is inclined towards acquiring knowledge and is intelligent, then what else is better than serving Islamic knowledge? And if one does not possess this power, then after teaching him the correct beliefs and necessary rulings, he may make him excel in any permissible profession.

(Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 2, pp. 256; summarised)

After teaching beliefs and necessary rulings to girls, one shall make them learn skills from some woman such as sewing, embroidery, etc., that women are often in need of. Moreover, one shall make efforts to teach them the manners of carrying out domestic chores; as an ill-mannered woman cannot spend the life the way a well-mannered woman can.

(Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 2, pp. 257)

The renowned commentator of the Holy Quran, ‘Allamah Qurtubi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه states: ‘It is Fard upon us to give Islamic education to our children and household, teach them good things, and teach them those manners and skills without which one cannot survive.’ (Tafseer Qurtubi, vol. 9, pp. 148)

Even in today’s sinful era, اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ such parents do exist who bow their heads down in front of the command of Shar’iah, bear the taunts of the society with full courage and determination, reform their children, bring them up according to the Islamic values, and strive to make this world and the Hereafter better for themselves and for their children. This is the very reason that some children of people possessing such Madani mind-set become Haafiz-e-Quran, some get the privilege of becoming a Qaari of the Holy Quran, some become a preacher of Dawat-e-Islami spreading the call to righteousness, and some spread Islamic knowledge by becoming an Islamic scholar or Mufti of Islam and provide Shar’i guidance to the beloved Ummah.