Explain to your children how Taqwa is the major part of our religion and how to instil in our lives.
*What is Taqwa?*
*Taqwa* is not only about manners..
*Taqwa* is not about looking Islamic…
*Taqwa* is not about sporting a beard or wearing a Hijab...
*Taqwa* is not about appearance
*BUT*
*Taqwa* is when you miss a prayer, you feel uneasy the whole day…
*Taqwa* is when you speak a lie, you feel bad…
*Taqwa* is the guilt that follows when you hurt someone knowingly or unknowingly…
*Taqwa* is the shame and regret that follows a sin you committed knowing full well how it stands in the sight of Allah…
*Taqwa* is when you cannot sleep after disobeying or disrespecting your parents…
*Taqwa* is to cry in the depths of night fearing none but the one above the Arsh…
*Taqwa* is the fear that refrains us from sinning when nobody familiar is around…
*Taqwa* is the guts and the will to please Allah, even when the whole world is hell bent on displeasing Him…
*Taqwa* is to wear that beard and Hijab for the sole reason of pleasing our Creator and to keep it on as per Sunnah….
*Taqwa* is to stay happy and smiling, knowing that this world is a prison for believers…
*Taqwa* is the good manners and character we practice for the sake of Allah…
*Taqwa* is the struggle to better ourselves according to Islam, with each passing day…
*Taqwa* is not just about rising in deen, but about falling, rising again and never letting go!
*Taqwa* is all about what is IN OUR HEARTS.
And if our hearts are filled with proper *Taqwa*, then actions automatically follow…_
And the sweetness of these actions is so fulfilling!
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