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A person was leading an aged blind man by hand with a walking pace which was faster than the latter could conveniently keep up with. As the person was walking by the side of the blind man, he was not pulling but seen pushing the handicapped for- ward...

A person was leading an aged blind man by hand wit...

There was the primary phase, to start with, which then inevitably opened the doors to the two subsequent phases leading to the graduation. The parents would more often than not decline permission to the daughter unfairly as a tradition when she was a...

There was the primary phase, to start with, which ...

The answer from the parents was negative when the adolescent daughter asked for permission to attend a late-night party of girlfriends the following day. And yet a couple of her friends came in time to pick her up. Smartly dressed for the party, the ...

The answer from the parents was negative when the ...

Talking about a small child's "initial concept" of Allah, one person was reminiscing his childhood's mis-concept. A member in the family died. His father had an explanation: Someone called Allah took him away. This information created a fear in him o...

Talking about a small child's "initial concept" of...

An office-messenger who was sent to collect some important papers was asked to come back for them precisely in 20 minutes because of the urgency. When he came back in ten minutes instead. he was asked to return once again in ten minutes. He reappeare...

An office-messenger who was sent to collect some i...

Congregation There always comes a time when a child is seen old enough to be taken for the first time to a mosque. He has some knowledge of tahaarat (cleanliness) and ehteraam (respect) for the mosque. Incidentally, that is also the age when the chil...

Congregation There always comes a time when a chil...

Attention & Compliance Many years ago a father, accompanied by his son, visited me for a professional advice. He introduced himself as a landlord. The son appeared to be in his late twenties. On the conclusion of a satisfactory consultation. the fath...

Attention & Compliance Many years ago a father, ac...

The incidents of children shooting down fellow-students in the schools are horrible, but not quite inexplicable. The former are most-likely the victims of the 1nferiority complex in a society which believes in an unrestricted freedom for children. Th...

The incidents of children shooting down fellow-stu...

On the contrary, whatever the ups and downs in the child's graph of performances, he should be encouraged to invite friends home and allowed the laxity or latitude of acting like a boss of the house in their presence, so as to assist him to build up ...

On the contrary, whatever the ups and downs in the...

CAUTION: The few examples of various shades of the complex catalogued herein are from such broad general experience as is common in the society. They have been "framed" only to illustrate the fluid nature of the behavioural traits. IMPORTANT: It is i...

CAUTION: The few examples of various shades of the...

A young person enters a crowded mosque or imambara through the front door a sermon or preaching is going on. Believing that all eyes are on him, he unconsciously touches his nose once or twice with his hand before he finds a place This is not an infe...

A young person enters a crowded mosque or imambara...

Let us conclude the discussion by the comments on the following quotation from a good authority on the natural aspect of fear in the children: "Another characteristic of the child's personality is the presence of many fears. These fears result from u...

Let us conclude the discussion by the comments on ...

A child on his first day in the school leaves his desk, walks to his class teacher and whispers to her something which she fails to understand until later. The child was using that funny word which was coined for him by the parents for "toilet" since...

A child on his first day in the school leaves his ...

A child was visited at home by his friend. That night the child declined to sleep in his room. He insisted on joining the parents in their bedroom. The fear of his room was triggered when the friend asked the child if he was not afraid to sleep so cl...

A child was visited at home by his friend. That ni...

A prisoner misbehaving in the prison is sometimes punished by a confinement in a solitary cell. Sometimes the prisoner shouts to satisfy himself that he spoke. at least to the wall. The human ability to speak is the Creator's blessing. To be able to ...

A prisoner misbehaving in the prison is sometimes ...

As we learnt previously, a permanent marriage imposes heavy responsibilities and obligations both on husband and wife. However, no boy or girl at the time of puberty, when he or she comes under the heavy pressure of the instinctive urge, is prepared ...

As we learnt previously, a permanent marriage impo...

Though the birth rate of girls is not higher than that of boys, yet there are more women of marriageable age than men. The reason is clear. The mortality rate of men is higher. Deaths usually occur at the age when man should normally be the head of a...

Though the birth rate of girls is not higher than ...

The second point is that the numerical majority of women of marriageable age not only creates a right for them but also an obligation for men and married women. There is no denying the fact that marriage is one of the most natural and most basic righ...

The second point is that the numerical majority of...

We have explained the causes of the failure of polyandry and the prevailing of polygamy and have shown that multifarious causes have contributed to the origin of the latter custom. Some of the causes originated from the man's spirit of oppression and...

We have explained the causes of the failure of pol...

We deem it necessary to give a brief account of polygamy in Europe during the Middle Ages, as described by an eminent Western historian. This account should convince those who criticise the East for polygamy that in spite of all its defects it is muc...

We deem it necessary to give a brief account of po...

Man's lust for indulgence in sensual pleasure and his unrestricted domination alone are not a sufficient cause for the emergence of polygamy. There must be some other contributory causes also for a licentious man to satisfy his taste for variety. It ...

Man's lust for indulgence in sensual pleasure and ...