My father is the most important person in my life. Ever since my childhood he has played
a very important role in my life, especially in educating me about Islam. He has advised
me about my duties and obligation to Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta‘ala). He has taught me the
basic virtues and basic qualities of being a good Muslim. My father has also advised me
about good manners and good character.
My father has taught me about Islam, Iman and Ihsan. He has taught me to always love
Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta‘ala) and His Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa
sallam). He has taught me to pray five times daily Salah. He has taught me how to
behave and act with my family members. He has taught me about my obligatory duty to
take care of my neighbors. He taught me to honor my guests. He taught me to take care of
the orphans and the needy. He has also taught me about the five pillars of Islam. He has
taught me to repent to Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta‘ala) and ask for His forgiveness. He
taught me to be thankful to Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta‘ala) for all the things He has done
for us.
My father has educated me on a lot of basic virtues and basic qualities to being a good
Muslim. He has taught me that a person’s actions are judged through his intentions. He
has taught me to always speak the truth and always keep my promises. He advised me to
be kind and polite to everyone. He has also taught me never to stop seeking the
knowledge of Islam. He has advised me to be punctual in the things I do. He has taught
me to be just and fair with everyone. He has also taught me to visit the sick and feed the
hungry. He has taught me to trust Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta‘ala). He taught me to be firm
against evil. He has taught me to work hard in everything I do. He has also taught me to
be generous and forgiving to others.
My father has advised me a lot about good manners to become a good Muslim. He has
taught me to say Salaam to everyone when I arrive at a meeting or when I meet someone.
He has taught me to always speak well and if I don’t have anything good to say, then to
keep silent. He taught me the manners to eat, like eating with your right hand, reciting
Bismillah (in the name of Allah) before eating and so on. He has taught me the manners
to wear clothes like wearing clean clothes, not to wear silk and so on. He has conveyed to
me all these teachings of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam).
My father has also advised me to avoid bad conduct. He taught me never to lie to anyone.
He taught me to never backbite about anyone. My father also advised me not to be
jealous of others. He advised me not to get angry. He taught me not to be overly proud of
myself. He taught me never to abuse another person. He also advised me not to taunt
others. He advised me never to defraud anyone. He taught me not to be arrogant to
anyone. He advised me about never drinking wine and gambling. He has advised me not
to make a mockery of anyone. He taught me never to steal anything from anyone. He
advised me that Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta‘ala) has forbidden interest and usury. He has
conveyed to me all these teachings from the Qur’an and Hadith. In conclusion, I’m thankful to Almighty Allah for blessing me with such a great father.
My father’s great advices have hopefully made me a better Muslim. In the future, I hope
to continue to act on his advice and I hope he keeps on advising me.
By: Hafiz Hamid Syed