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discriminate between right and wrong, and assume aggressive

attitudes. Meanwhile, there are parents who do not feel the necessity

to teach their children what is right and good and who do not provide

proper guidance. These parents cannot even manage to get along well

with each other. There are quarrels and abuse rather than love,

respect, understanding and mercy.

But in a home where family members live by the Qur’an, children

obey their parents and even avoid complaining, since Allah commands

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them not to express irritation. From early ages they learn to follow

conscience, to discriminate between right and wrong, and to avoid evil.

Parents strive to raise their children in accordance with religious

values, giving them conscience and a sense of responsibility towards

their people and country. Such parents become ideal role models for

their children. In brief, love, respect and solidarity surrounds the

family.

The family is the basic unit of the state; a strong family structure

strengthens society. Conversely, families with weak structure, bereft

of spiritual values, love, respect, solidarity and loyalty, are a threat to

the welfare of a state. Especially in those countries where some evil

circles make it their goal to establish a disbelieving society, the

process of spiritual corruption is accelerated and moral degeneration

59 See Surah al-Isra’, 17:23.

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