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Kindness to parents

Kindness to parents radio show by Islam4mankind فضائل بر الوالدين “And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him.  And that you be dutiful to your parents.  If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour.” (Quran 17:23) No word of disrespect should be uttered toward a parent, nor even a look of resentment or contempt.  Honouring parents can be considered a form of worship if the intention is to please Almighty God by respecting His commands. Allah remind us that parents are deserving of kindness because they raised their children with gentleness and often   made great sacrifices for their wellbeing.  His use of the word wing invokes the image of a mother bird tenderly shielding her young and calls to mind the gentleness that parents have for their children. “And lower unto them the wing of submission and humility through mercy, and say: ‘My Lord!  Bestow on th