GA-MASHIE MUSLIM YOUTH ORGANISATION

Salaam to the Ga-Mashie Muslim Youth community as we enter the sacred month of Ramadan, a time for spiritual development, communal connection, and acts of compassion. Join us in participating in a range of events and initiatives aimed at fostering unity and generosity. We extend warm wishes for blessings and prosperity throughout Ramadan.

🌙 Ramadan Mubarak to our beloved Ga-Mashie Muslim Youth community! 🌙

As we embrace the sacred month of Ramadan, let us come together in gratitude and reflection. 🤲🏽 This month is a time for spiritual growth, self-discipline, and compassion for one another.

🌟 Join us on this incredible journey of fasting, prayer, and community bonding. Our organization is thrilled to host various events and programs, including daily iftar gatherings, spiritual talks, and community service initiatives.

🍽️ Let's break our fasts together, share moments of joy, and uplift each other in prayer. Together, we can make this Ramadan a source of inspiration and positive change.

🌈 Whether you're a longtime member or a newcomer, everyone is welcome to participate and contribute. Let's make this Ramadan a time of unity, kindness, and generosity.

Stay tuned for updates on our events and activities throughout the month. May this Ramadan bring blessings, peace, and prosperity to you and your loved ones. Ramadan Kareem! 🌙✨

Happy Shaban everyone! 🌙✨ Let us take a moment to reflect on the blessings and opportunities that lie ahead. Shaban is the month of preparation for Ramadan, a time to cleanse our hearts and minds in anticipation of the holy month.

During this month, let us strive to increase our good deeds, seek forgiveness, and strengthen our relationship with Allah. Let us also remember those who are less fortunate and extend a helping hand to them.

May this month of Shaban bring us closer to our faith and fill our hearts with peace, love, and blessings. Ramadan is just around the corner, so let's make the most of this month to prepare ourselves physically, mentally, and spiritually for the month of fasting and worship.

May Allah bless us all during this auspicious month of Shaban!

Hadith on True strength

on unconditional love

Aminatu Adjeley Abordo
Today I will like to introduce you to an outstanding woman, a woman whose virtue words cannot describe. If a woman is able to raise over six (6) graduates, some with masters’ degree and a medical doctor in shaa Allah in the making from a slum community like Bukom (James Town), there is no better adjective to qualify her than a superwoman. How was she able to do that especially in these contemporary times when child training is very difficulty even for those living in affluent communities. This is what we will be learning as we explore her unique and remarkable child training skills.

Discipline and control: Discipline is one of the core traits Amina instils in her children. At the time when most mums were waiting for the father of the house to discipline their wards, Amina does not hesitate when any of her children misbehaves and can discipline you with any available object at her disposal. Humans by nature and for that matter kids are naturally inclined to wrongdoing, Allah says in the Quran: ‘....Surely the (human) soul is certainly prone to evil, unless my Lord bestow His mercy....’ (Q 12:23). Without discipline humans are susceptible to wrongdoing and children especially are vulnerable to such tendencies due to their lack of judgment and maturity that adults possess. Children are most likely to follow the desires of their soul rather than what is right, morally and logically as this can only be acquired through discipline and experience. The bible says: ‘Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him’ Proverbs 22:15. Also in Proverbs 29:15 ‘The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother’.

A prosperous home has a set of rules and regulations to follow. Unfortunately, these days’ parents don’t discipline their children and equate the lack of instilling discipline to love for their kids. What they fail to appreciate is children feel better when they are expected to follow certain guidelines in their daily life instead of a chaotic do as you please attitude. By instilling discipline in your kids you empower them to follow rules, take responsibilities and more importantly equip them with the necessary skills to give instructions and supervise others. These were the characteristics Amina imbibe in her children. Yet the discipline of a child should be done with love and care. Though Amina disciplines her kids they are always fond of her due to the unique way and manner she does it. She disciplines her children and yet they still love her very much. I recollect when I was a pupils’ teacher, I was the strictest and discipline my pupils but I was the most beloved too to the extent that even on weekends you will find the kids trouping into my house to pay me a visit. This was the trait I learnt from Amina to discipline but still keep the love and bond of the one you disciplining.

Moreover, Amina has a distinctive non-verbal way of disciplining her children when they are outside the room. When any of her children is involve in any act she does not approve she has a particular way of eyeing the kids and straight away the kid will know he/she has to go inside without any other person knowing and therefore the kids don’t feel denigrated even when they are in the midst of people. The mistake most parents do is they rebuke their children in front of other thereby making their kids feel belittled especially when they are in the company of other kids and they become laughing stocks among their peers.

Child discipline is very difficult and requires mental toughness. As somebody who had gone through both physical and verbal discipline and having been exposed to western knowledge, I am more inclined to non-physical (verbal) discipline as it creates a bond between parents and their wards and that is what is practised by the Prophet Muhammmed (s.a.w). The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “He is not of us (the one) who does not have mercy on our young children, nor honor our elderly.” The Companion Anas ibn Malik (Allah be pleased with him) helped serve the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) for 10 years during his youth. He described his personal experiences with the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) and said: ‘“I served the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) for years. He never insulted me at all. He never hit me at all. And he never scolded me. And he never frowned at me in my face…” [al-Baghawi, al-Anwar fi Shama’il al-Nabi al-Mukhtar]. That notwithstanding if it becomes necessary to smack a child after exhausting all the other methods of disciplinary action; it should be done without hitting the face; it should not be severe or harsh hitting and finally it should be done with the intention to discipline the child not out of anger.

May Allah bless Aminatu Abordo, grant her the best in this world and the hereafter. May Allah make our child training easy and make them religious and obedient children. Ameen. To be continued in shaa Allah.

A.L.R. (This is) a Book, with verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning), further explained in detail, - from one who is Wise and Well-acquainted (with all things) Q 11:1

Therefore to thy Lord turn in Prayer and sacrifce Q 108:2