“The family unit is simply a smaller version of the community in terms of its dynamics. We need to let our children know that the way in which they deal with their immediate environment (their family) will only extend in the future into how they deal with the outside world. If they have a hard time coping with others from a small intimate pool, how will they ever be able to cope with all of the different types of personalities and vices that are out in the real world, where people don’t ordinarily pull their punches? While they are young we have a chance to guide them through these issues of coping with different types of people and relationships in a controlled environment. This way they will be able to deal with what will come when they are out on their own.”
-Abu Abdillah Abdul Lateef
