Dear Savvy Parent, I wish to know whether I should prefer to send my child to a special needs classroom with 7 other special needs kids or prefer to send him to the routine school and class with 20 other kids with teaching assistant supporting him. Do kids with special needs feel better around kids who have similar challenges as them?
It is said that Jameelah, Umm Saad (ra), recited the Qur’an beautifully. Knowing how to recite the Qur’an, she was not content with mere recitation. She went a step further, and memorised it.
It was narrated by Abu Hurairah (rta) that Allah’s Messenger (sa) said: “If Allah (swt) wants to do good to somebody, He afflicts him with trials.” (Bukhari)
“Verily! Allah will not change the good condition of a people as long as they do not change their state of goodness themselves (by committing sins and by being ungrateful and disobedient to Allah). But when Allah wills a people’s punishment, there can be no turning back of it, and they will find besides Him no protector.” (Al-Ra’d 13:11)
Umm Saad (ra) was one of the few honoured women like Mariam (as), Asiya (as), Aisha (ra) and Khawlah (ra) about whom verses were revealed.
Rana Rais Khan interviews a young philanthropist who is involved in raising funds for worthy causes.
The Prophet (sa) said: ‘With great sorrow many of the people of my Ummah will enter hellfire because they take minor sins for granted; therefore, it becomes a habit for them’. (Ahmad; Saheeh al-Jaami’)
Hind bint Utbah was the daughter of Utbah ibn Rabiah and Saffiyah bint Umayyah. She was the wife of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (ra) and the mother of Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan (ra). She was a woman of eloquence, zeal, determination, and self-confidence.
Dear Savvy Parent, What is the best age to start school for kids – is it a good idea to send them to a playgroup from 1.5 years onwards?
Here are some things parents should focus on with their children at an early age, before they reach school going age.
Be trustworthy. The Prophet (sa) was known as the ‘trustworthy one’, even by his enemies. Be honest and follow through on your words with your actions; don’t backbite as it quickly erodes the trust.
