me over their own souls, unless they love me more than themselves, unless they love my offspring more than their own, unless they love me more than they love themselves, and unless they love my Ahl al-Bayt more than their household.”^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Imam JaꜤfar al-Ṣādiq’s knowledge

Dear Islamic brothers! Imam JaꜤfar al-Ṣādiq رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه was a person of immense knowledge. Imam Abū Ḥanīfah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, who himself is an ocean of knowledge, took profound benefit and knowledge from spending two years studying with Imam JaꜤfar al-Ṣādiq رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه. Imam Abū Ḥanīfah (whose real name was NuꜤmān b. Thābit) said, لَو لَاالسَّنَتَانِ لَہَلَکَ النُّعْمَانُ “If not for these two years, NuꜤmān would have been destroyed.”^[2]

You will reap what you sow

Dear Islamic brothers! Imam JaꜤfar Al-Ṣādiq  رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْهwas a physical embodiment of the beautiful teachings given to him by his parents, which he then conveyed to his own children. This resulted in his son, Imam Mūsā Kāẓimرَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه , becoming a renowned shaykh, scholar, and saint.

Remember! You reap what you sow. If you plant a specific thing, it does not grow into something unexpected. In other words, if you do not give your children Islamic education, you cannot then expect them to become obedient, pious, or respectable members of society. When we do not raise our children properly and still expect good from them, by the time we realize, it is far too late. Even if parents try to rectify their children then, they find themselves unable to do so.