Let’s See What Quran Says about Children ?
I was recently reading Holy Quran English Translation, In this post am going to cover about what Quran says about Children
SURA 2 & VERSE 233 The Mothers shall give suck To their offspring For two whole years, For him who desires To complete the term. But he shall bear the cost Of their food and clothing On equitable terms. No soul shall have A burden laid on it Greater than it can bear. No mother shall be Treated unfairly On account of her child. Nor father On account of his child, An heir shall be chargeable In the same way. If they both decide On weaning, By mutual consent, And after due consultation. There is no blame on them, If ye decide On a foster-mother For your offspring There is no blame on you, Provided ye pay (the foster mother) What ye offered, On equitable terms. But fear Allah and know That Allah sees well What ye do.
Meaning : As this comes in the midst of the regulations on divorce. it applies primarily to cases of divorce. where some definite rule is necessary. as the father and mother would not. on account of the divorce. probably be on good terms. and the interests of the children must be safeguarded. As. however, the wording is perfectly general. it has been held that the principle applies equally to the father and mother in wedlock: each must fulfil his or her part in the fostering of the child. On the other hand. it is provided that the child shall not be used as an excuse for driving a hard bargain on either side. By mutual consent they can agree to some course that is reasonable and equitable. both as regards the period before weaning (the maximum being two years) and the engagement of a wet-nurse. or (by analogy) for artificial feeding. But the mother's privileges must not be curtailed simply because by mutual consent she does not nurse the baby. In a matter of this kind the ultimate appeal must be to godliness. for all legal remedies are imperfect and may be misused.
SURA 42 & VERSE 49 - 50
VERSE 49 : To Allah belongs the dominion Of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He wills. He bestows (Children) male or female According to His Will,
VERSE 50 : Or He bestows both males And females, and He leaves Barren whom He will; For He is full of Knowledge and Power
Meaning : Verses 49-50 deal, in their ordinary meaning, with Allah's creative power replete with knowledge and continued purpose, contrasted with man's instincts and gropings after knowledge. The mystery of sex and parenthood is referred to in a new light. With reference to children, a parent is often spoken of as the "author" of their being. The growth of population and the proportion of males and females in it have various sociological and psychological implications; yet how little do parents really know about them? If advancing knowledge threw light on what may be called the mechanical aspects of the question, the profounder problems touched by it are beyond the reach of man. Yet they are not governed by chance. Allah has a meaning and purpose in all things, and His power is complete to carry out His purpose.
To parents themselves it is a mystery why a male or female child is given at any birth, or how the balance of the two sexes is made up in a family or in large groups of mankind, or why in some cases the womb is barren and the would be parents are denied the joys and responsibilities of parenthood. But each individual human soul is precious in the Plan of Allah, and all these variations, besides their reactions on parents and on society, have a purpose to fulfil in the large Plan of Allah.