For busy parents and families, movie night may be the only time they have to spend together. Although screens, in all their manifestations, are not our preferred parenting aid, they have become a constant in our children’s lives.
In 1976, with the permission of Allah, I accepted Islam as my new way of life. Although it was the core belief of Tawheed (the oneness, indivisibility, and uniqueness of Allah) that compelled me to convert, at the time, I had slight reservations about the lifestyle attached to Islam.
The Journal of the American Medical Association reported that “People who didn't have a strong life purpose — which was defined as ‘a self-organizing life aim that stimulates goals’ — were more likely to die than those who did, and specifically more likely to die of cardiovascular diseases.”
With the coming of the new year, many of us set about thinking and making resolutions for ourselves. These vary from individual to individual, depending upon personal preferences and priorities.
Allah has decreed that our purpose in life is to worship Him. It is for this reason that He created us. We take for granted that everyone knows what this means, but for a young child, the abstract concept of purpose may be baffling.