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Islam is a religion concerned with justice and respect. It is a religion that places great emphasis
on rights and responsibilities. It is a
religion concerned with individual needs only as far as they do not impinge on
the needs of a cohesive community.
Children have certain rights, the most important being that they are
able to know and love God. It is the
parents (caregivers and guardians) responsibility to feed, clothe, educate, and
nurture the children that have come under their care.
In Islam, considering the well-being of the “other” instead
of just the “self” is a virtue so rooted in the religion that it is evident
even to those outside it. The British
humanitarian and civil rights lawyer, Clive Stafford-Smith, a non-Muslim,
stated: “What I like about Islam is its focus on the group, which is opposite
to the West’s focus on individuality.”[1]
Individuals comprising any society are tied together by
related group bonds. The strongest of
all societal bonds is that of the family.
And while it can be justifiably argued that the basic family unit is the
foundation of any given human society, this holds particularly true for
Muslims. As a matter of fact, the great
status that Islam affords to the family system is the very thing that so often
attracts many new converts to Islam, particularly women.
“With laws for almost every aspect of life, Islam represents
a faith-based order that women may see as crucial to creating healthy families
and communities, and correcting the damage done by the popular secular humanism
of the past thirty or so years, several experts said. In addition, women from broken homes may be
especially attracted to the religion because of the value it places on family,
said Marcia Hermansen, a professor of Islamic studies at Loyola University in
Chicago and an American who also converted to Islam.”[2]
Nowhere is this trend of a people who value traditional
family values as they embrace Islam more prevalent than in North America’s
Latino or Hispanic community. As one of
Florida’s Muslims observed: “I have seen
an increasing rate in Hispanics converting to Islam. I think the Hispanic culture itself is very
rich in terms of family values, and that is something that is very prominent in
the religion of Islam.”
So, what are the particular values or traits of Islamic
family life that so many are finding so appealing?
At a Columbia University Islamic event, Hernan Guadalupe, an
Ecuadorian-American: “spoke of the cultural similarities and family values
inherent to Hispanics and Muslims.
Typically, Hispanic households are tight knit and devout, and children
are reared in a strict environment - traits that mirror Muslim households.”[3]
And in another recent newspaper report, it was also observed
how: “Family values play an integral role in the formation of a Muslim
community. Because of those family
values, there are a lot of other norms that are consistent within the Hispanic
community and Islam; for instance, respect for elders, married life and rearing
children, these are some of the traditions Hispanics have in common with
Islam.”[4]
Some ordinary American converts also have had a say about
real life experience, and some of these are collected in a book by the mother
of such a convert; Daughters of Another Path by Carol L. Anway. One woman, quoted in the book[5], spoke about her change in attitude towards
marriage and family life after converting to Islam. “I became cleaner and quieter the further I
went into the religion. I became highly
disciplined. I had not intended to marry
before I was a Muslim, yet I quickly became a wife and then a mother. Islam has provided a framework that has
allowed me to express belief, such as modesty, kindness and love, that I
already had. It has also led me to
happiness through marriage and the birth of two children. Before Islam I had had no desire to have my
own family since I hated (the thought of having) kids.”
Another woman speaks of her acceptance into the extended
family in the same book. “We were met at
the airport by a lot of his family, and it was a very touching moment, one I
will never forget. Mama (her
mother-in-law) is like an angel… I have spent a lot of time in with tears,
because of what I see here. The family
system is quite unique with closeness that is beyond words.”[6]
In Appendix C of the book, a 35 year old American convert,
at that time 14 years a Muslim, wrote about the family of her husband and their
values relative to her own American values.
“I have met all the members of my husband’s immediate family and some
members of his immense extended family… I have learned a great deal from my
in-laws. They have a wonderful way of
relating to their children, a way that engenders respect for others and great
amounts of self esteem. It is
interesting to see how a child-orientated and religious orientated culture
operates. My in-laws, by virtue of being
a contrast to American culture, have given me a great appreciation for certain
elements of my American cultural identity… I have seen that Islam is truly
correct in saying that moderation is the right path.”[7]
From these quotations, one from a non-Muslim intellectual,
others from converts and reporters, and some from quite ordinary American women
who embraced Islam, we can see that family values in Islam are one of its major
attractions. These values stem from God
and His guidance, through the Quran and the example and teaching of His
Messenger, Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, who
indicates the family unit as being one of the mainstays of religion and Islamic
the way of life. The importance of forming
a family is underscored by a saying of the holy Prophet himself, who said:
“When a man marries, he has fulfilled half of his religion,
so let him fear God regarding the remaining half.”[8] (al-Baihaqi)
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