Home Sweet Home

Autorentext

Sheikh Belal Assaad is an international public speaker and intellectual on Islam and science, mental health, youth, and family matters in the Western world. He has been delivering sermons and lectures in the da’wah field for over 26 years. He has been a teacher and student Counselor for 20 years in Australia and a registered Minister of Religion, ‘Imam’, and Marriage Celebrant.

Klappentext

At its core, Home Sweet Home is about relationships: the power it has over one's sense of peace and self and how knowing one's rights and duties can empower one to confidently set boundaries. Most importantly, it discusses issues and conflicts that may exist within the home and how to ensure they are not mismanaged and handled disproportionately. It emphasizes the need to reflect and ponder over the origins of conflict and aims to make its readers more cognizant of the Islamic principles related to every relationship and interaction. In particular, there is a focus on the positive impact faith can have on smoothing out many common problems.

This is underpinned by psychological concepts, the Qur'an and Hadith literature. By taking into account the various issues faced by many and the different types of relationships, a holistic understanding can be crucially obtained. Through the insights provided by this book, there is hope that it leads to better and more confident decisions being taken in the home so that family members can thrive together and support each other.

Inhalt

Introduction The Six Rights of a Muslim The Family Family Ties Disseverance of Ties The Violation of Five Human Rights Ownership and Control Dysfunctional Families Raising Children Rights of Children Parents as Role Models Finding and Celebrating Individual Talents Importance of Validating Interests and Feelings Memories Lying to Children Showing Kindness and Compassion to Children Raising Girls Parents & Relatives Rights of Parents Forgotten Years To Be the Change One Wants to See Maintaining Courteous Relationships Showing Concern for One's Relatives Spouses Importance of Marriage Parental and Societal Influence on Marriage Discussing 'Taboo' Topics Attractive and Unattractive Traits Rights and Duties in a Marriage In-Laws Boundary Setting Conclusion