Sisters & brothers in Islam can I get some advice on how to teach my sister and brother about Islam?

Assalaamualaykum. As some of you know from my last few questions I have a 7 year old sister and 5 year old brother who mean the world to me. I am the only Muslim in my family and I would like to teach my sister and brother about Islam and help my 7 year old sister learn to pray so she doesn't get bad credit from ALLAH(SWT). I am considering buying my sister a kid's abaya and hijab and my brother a thobe as well as 2 prayer rugs so that they might learn how to pray correctly. The problem is I know my mother and stepdad won't teach them anything about Islam and I am afraid that my sister will get bad credit for not learning how to pray. Even though they don't live with me I feel like it is my duty as their older sister and the only Muslim in the family to lead them on the straight path so that they will aim their lives for Jinnah and live soleley for ALLAH(SWT). I already plan on trying to teach them how to pray when my husband and I visit them this Thanksgiving but would the badSisters %26amp; brothers in Islam can I get some advice on how to teach my sister and brother about Islam?
Walaikum Salam.





The best thing you can do is get them involved with other Muslim children. Talk to them in terms of what they would understand. Teach them how much love Islam has and how much they will love it. Instead of buying them things which miht be a little overwhelming at first, go slow. By your sister some cute hijabs. Take her with you, get her involved in picking her own hijab. Give her nice children books that talk about the sahaba's, about Prophets (pbuh) wives. For your brother do the same. Get them interested. Show them islamic cartoons and stuff. Pray in front of them and say everything out loud.





I know your parents might not agree with you doing all of this in front of them. Maybe you can invite them over to your place every weekend. Or if they are far then you might want to talk to your parents and consult with them. After all, you are doing your job. What your siblings decide later, is going to be their choice.





May Allah help you in your good deed. AmeenSisters %26amp; brothers in Islam can I get some advice on how to teach my sister and brother about Islam?
http://www.al-islam.org/ (the best Islamic Encyclopedia).

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u make islam sound scary
pleeaaasssee spare me the agony!
make sure they learn to connect the red wire to the button
I'm not Muslim, but there are some really cool DVDs and coloring books, etc. at various Islamic bookstores. I recall to mind SoundVision's wonderful DVDs aimed at explaining Islam to the little ones, even prayers. A guy I used to talk to at a local Islamic bookstore (in PA) always recommended the book on prayer aimed at kids to make Salat simpler to learn.





Hope that helps some.





edit/addition: Goddess BLESS am I the only person sans hate for someone just because they're Muslim?! When will you people (haters) realize that hate only begets hate. Stop the madness already and leave people alone if you disagree. This woman isn't causing any direct harm/suffering I could imagine.





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I'm not a Muslim but I understand your situation. Instead of going so far as to buy them things, try telling them simple Arabic kid's tales. They don't even have to be Islamic. First get them interested in Islamic culture, so they'll WANT to learn more. Then as you find more tales you can start teaching them about Islam using the stories. Like if in one story there is a guy who prays, you could ask your sister or brother why he prays like that, and if they would like to learn to pray to Allah like in Islam...things like that.





It is probably not a good idea to go against your parents' wishes though (not saying you are, you didn't mention them much). But if you are, it would be simply confusing to the kids to be learning something from their sister and learning something else from their parents, and in the end they would have to choose between the family members--that's not good. If your parents don't want them to learn about Islam specifically, it is better to wait until they are older and can understand the situation.





Either way, good luck to you.
If I had a relative who was trying to indoctrinate my children they would feel the wrath of my sword! I would smite them with great vengeance!
You cannot teach what you do not know. Until you learn that Islam is phony baloney, do not try to teach it to anyone. Once you learn that, you can teach both the beliefs and the errors.
Teaching children religion, unless you are presenting it as mythology, is child abuse.
Unless you want their views to be warped, allow Allah to reveal himself.
I have a thought, if youre not too self righteous to consider the view of a non-muslim who has studied Islam in great depth.





First, show them that you have really done your homework, and compared Islam to other explainations, after all, some Muslims do make the claim that Islam requires an intellectual choice, among other.





So heres a website about evoultion, its no too complicated and has a fun video display, show it to the kids and then explain to them, after they have had a chance to understand it, why its false. They will be impressed. http://www.becominghuman.org/





Also, if your religious choice isnt blind faith and is truely intellectual, you will show them supposed Quran errors and then explain why the errors arent errors.





Heres one you can show them, let them process first (if your fair) then explain why its not an error:





Quran 18:86 “(Zul-Qarnain travelled till) when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it set in a spring of murky water: near it (sun in spring) he found a People” http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/018.qm…
Best way to teach kids is to make it fun
Your best bet is to teach by example. Lead a righteous life and be kind to them. Don't force it on them. Stress the positive aspects of your religion, don't try to scare them into belief with comments about suffering in the afterlife if they don't convert/pray in your faith.


You'll have to explain to them why there's so much violence being done in the name of your religion, and this will be hard in this day and age. Which is why it's doubly important that you lead by example, don't raise your voice, be strident, or violent about anything.


You may feel it's your duty, but remember it's not your right. If they don't want your teaching, it means you aren't the right one to do this. Perhaps find someone else (an author's writings?) that may speak to them more clearly.


There's a lot of beauty in your religion. Presented properly, at the very least they'll come to appreciate it and respect it, if not accept it. Be grateful if you accomplish this much.





Oh, btw, at their age, the best way to teach is by parable or story. I would take the time once, twice a day to tell one of these in a manner that would be appropriate to a child. The moral should be touched on lightly, but make it fun! They are kids, and kids love stories. Work on your story telling skills, make it fun, and they'll enjoy what you teach them, and learn at the same time!
you shouldn't be brainwashing them at such a young age. i know you THINK you would be doing the right thing but at their age they can not understand something as complex as theology.
You could show them the movie, Flight 77.
Only if your mother and father agree. They can learn by watching you.
The problem with islam today is the same problem other faiths have had in the past.





The killers/rapiests and nuts control islam today so even if islam is a religion of peace..it is hijacked by the killers and is the exact opposite as long as those in control conitnue to promote murder suicide and etc...
im not a muslim but i have some advice why dont you let them find religion on their own dont force it on them and allah gives credit? never heard that before and no offense but you are not their parent its not your decsion to teach your siblings religion if your mother says its ok then so be it
Make duaa ALLAH SWT puts them on Siraltal Mustaqueem and may we die on it INSHA ALLAH SWT. AMEEN.
the web sites in the sources teaches u how to pray. my cousin converted his non-muslim son. he bought him some quran for the young reader books. it teaches u about the quran with pictures and simple words.
Teaching to kill the Innocent not a bad thing for Islam children, there being taught to be suicide bombers daily now.
swt = christianity


islam = all the other religions...








Here's the simply Solution for religion:








Eliminate religion from Your Life, A.S.A.P.;





Freedom of religion is Freedom FROM religion; religion is Spiritual fraud;





Universal Truth eliminated religion from Spirituality a long time ago;








Accomplish this:





Create a Private, Personal, Direct, Divine Relationship with Our Creator and save Your Soul from religion's and atheist's beliefs and start Your journey back home, to Heaven.





%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;%26lt; UnConditional Love is the only answer %26gt;%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;





Love and Believe in Our Creator;


Love and Believe in Yourself.





Only with Our Creator's Love and Peace will we be Truly Free!








praise to UnConditional Love and NOT religion (SWT) %26amp; (PHUB) (or whatever initials I put here) !!!
Learn about Jesus, he is the Savior in this world
Show them John 14: 6 in the Bible that should do it.