Who is an Ideal Muslim Child? – Winning Essay from the 18th (2024) CMO International Youth Essay Competition

Who is an Ideal Muslim Child? by Khadijah Abubakar Abdullahi earned second place in Category A of the 18th (2024) CMO International Youth Essay Competition. Abdullahi delves into the qualities of an ideal Muslim child, emphasizing the importance of kindness, respect, honesty, and faith in Allah. Drawing on Qur’anic verses and Hadith, she explores how these principles shape the character of a young Muslim striving to follow the teachings of Islam in everyday life.

Introduction:
Who is an Ideal Muslim Child?
An ideal Muslim child is someone who follows the teachings of Islam and strives to be a good person in all aspects of life. I believe that an ideal Muslim child is someone who is kind, respectful, and obedient to their parents and elders. He or She should also have a strong faith in Allah and strive to practice the five pillars of Islam.

The Quran says, “And your Lord has decreed that you do not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], ‘uff,’ and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.” (17:23)This verse teaches us the importance of respecting and treating our parents well, which is an important aspect of being an ideal Muslim child.

Another important aspect of being an ideal Muslim child is being honest and truthful. In a hadith, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, “It is obligatory for you to tell the truth, for truth leads to virtue and virtue leads to Paradise, and the man who continues to speak the truth and endeavors to tell the truth is eventually recorded as truthful with Allah, and beware of telling lies for lying leads to indecency and indecency leads to Hell, and the man who continues to tell lies and endeavors to tell lies is eventually recorded as a liar with Allah.” This hadith teaches us the importance of being truthful and the consequences of lying.

An ideal Muslim child should also be respectful and kind to others. The Quran says, “Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbours, the neighbours farther away, the companion at your side, the traveller, and those whom your right hands possess. Indeed, Allah does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful.” (4:36).This verse teaches us to be kind and helpful to those around us, which is an important trait of an ideal Muslim child.

Overall, an ideal Muslim child is someone who follows the teachings of Islam, he or she is respectful to his or her parents and others, and strives to be a good and honest person. By following the teachings of the Quran and the hadith, we can become the best version of ourselves and strive to be an ideal Muslim child.

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